ratsbane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ratsbane
Example Sentences
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Resager is ratsbane or arsenic. ffyftlye You expounde not Resager, beinge a terme of Alchymye; as you leave manye of them vntouched.
From Animaduersions uppon the annotacions and corrections of some imperfections of impressiones of Chaucer's workes 1865 edition by Kingsley, G. H. (George Henry)
Even Featley was struck by it, and called it "a little ratsbane in a great quantity of sugar," and became somewhat more civil in consequence.
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David
Oh! when I remember that, while I sit here in comfort, perhaps my poor boy lies dead in some savage place: and all along of that girl: there, her very name is ratsbane to me.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
That town is ratsbane and nightshade in my mouth!
From Master Skylark by Bennett, John
They are hyphenated unless very common, in which case they are closed up; crane’s-bill, ratsbane.
From Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36 by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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