wourali
Americannoun
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The wourali poison is made chiefly by the natives of the northern part of the Amazonian valley.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston
At one of these habitations a small quantity of the wourali poison was procured.
From Wanderings in South America by Charles Waterton
Salt it undoubtedly was; and we now first learned that salt is an antidote to the wourali poison.
From On the Banks of the Amazon by William H. C. Groome
A quantity of the strongest Indian red pepper was lastly added; and as the ingredients boiled, more of the juice of the wourali was poured in as was required.
From On the Banks of the Amazon by William H. C. Groome
The most deadly weapon the Indian of the Pampas uses is his pacuna or blow-pipe, out of which he sends his arrows, dipped in the fatal wourali poison.
From Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas by A.W. Cooper
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