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ripener
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- Generally. A person who or thing which causes ripening.
- With modifying word, as early, late, slow, etc.: a fruit, plant, etc., that ripens at the time or in the manner specified. Occasionally (by extension) of a person.
- In honey-making: a tank or other device in which honey is allowed to stand until it is ready to be put in jars.
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Origin
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late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From ripen + -er
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