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toothache tree
toothache tree
noun
another name for prickly ash
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toothache tree1
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
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Example Sentences
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The prickly ash tree, Xanthoxylum, is also known as the tickle‑ tongue tree or the toothache tree because its sap or berries produce a numbing, tingling sensation when ingested.
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Like I’d chewed the bark from a toothache tree and it had made me dizzy.
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