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‖ megass|mɛˈgæs|
Also megasse.
[Of unknown origin: cf. bagasse.]
The fibrous residue after the expression of sugar from the cane. Also attrib.
1847Simmonds's Colonial Mag. June 187 The megass is carried to the megass-house, and from there to the fire⁓place, all by manual labour. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 625/2 In a three-roller [sugar-] mill they consist of a cane, top, and megass roller respectively. 1887C. A. Moloney Forestry W. Afr. 453 Megasse or Bagasse, the refuse cane after the juice has been extracted. |