arsenicizedadj.
/ɑːˈsɛnᵻsʌɪzd/, U.S. /ɑrˈsɛnəˌsaɪzd/ Now rare.
Treated or impregnated with arsenic.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [adjective] > rendered poisonous > specific
arsenicated1757
arsenicized1840
strychnined1862
hemlocked1934
1840 Mag. Domest. Econ. Nov. 137 The substance composing this filter is an oxide of the arsenicised lead.
1875 Civ. Serv. Rev. 3 July 425/2 No insect or worm will attack arsenicized paper.
1981 H. Porter Clairvoyant Goat 44 To die..on the guillotine for murder by arsenicised bonbons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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- dull in the nestgut
- dull the edge of
- dull, blunt the edge of
- dull-brained
- dull-browed
- dull-coloured
- dull-conceited
- dull-disposed
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- each cock crows on his own dunghill
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