smartweed

[ smahrt-weed ]

/ ˈsmɑrtˌwid /

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any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.

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First recorded in 1780–90; smart + weed¹

I have to get smartweed and bile it in salt water to bath dem in.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
Peter Smartweed was the name of this young fellow, as Bob afterwards found out.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey
Mortimer turned up the Bowery, and Smartweed passed into a side street leading towards Broadway.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey
“The museum is on the next street,” remarked young Smartweed, as he rang the bell three times.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey

Peter Smartweed alone among the conspirators remains to be accounted for, and this is something that the police could not do.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey