woorali
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of woorali
C18: from the native S American name
Example Sentences
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I thought of curare, or woorali, the South American arrow poison with which Kennedy once had dealt.
From The Film Mystery by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
The first was composed of several bunches of the woorali vine; another was a root with a sharp, bitter taste.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
He told us that the native, when he wishes to catch one alive, goes forth with his blowpipe and arrows tipped with diluted woorali poison.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
Kallolo, who had started as he intended at daybreak, returned in the evening with the materials for his blowpipe, and the ingredients for manufacturing the woorali poison.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
It was woorali, and the reason why there was no trace of a weapon was because the blessed thing melted.
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
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