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Ascopera

ASCOPERA. The Latin Translator of the Text of Judith has made use of this term in his Version. It signifies properly a Bottle, or a leathern Bag pitched in order to contain liquors.

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Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Ascopera,” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/a/ascopera/.

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