Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRU'RI-ENCE, or PRU'RI-EN-CY
PRUN-ING-HOOK, or PRUN-ING-KNIFEPRU'RI-ENT
PRU'RI-ENCE, or PRU'RI-EN-CY, n. [L. pruriens, prurio, to itch.]
An itching, longing desire or appetite for any thing. – Swift.
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