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percolator

per·co·la·tor

UK/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/ US/ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans

Origin

From percolate + -or.

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