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Singe, To

To singe poultry or game is to burn off the hairs which remain after the bird is plucked. The most usual way of doing this is to pass a piece of lighted paper over the body of the bird till the desired end is attained. The best way is to pass the plucked bird over a lighted spirit-lamp. When performing the operation care should be taken not to blacken the bird.