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Rodent pesticide
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ratsbane
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Word definitions for ratsbane in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"rat poison, arsenic," 1520s; see rat (n.) + bane .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Rat poison; white arsenic.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arsenic \Ar"se*nic\ ([aum]r"s[-e]*n[i^]k; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n, 'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. 'arseniko`s or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine, 'a`rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. ...
Usage examples of ratsbane.
The voluntary means proceed from outward causes, as by making of corrosives, and applying the same to the more fleshy parts of their bodies, and also laying of ratsbane, spearwort, crowfoot, and such like unto their whole members, thereby to raise pitiful and odious sores, and move the hearts of the goers-by such places where they lie, to yearn at their misery, and thereupon bestow large alms upon them.