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单词 pestiduct
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pestiductn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pestis, ductus.
Etymology: < classical Latin pestis pest n. + ductus duct n. Compare earlier ventiduct n.
Obsolete.
A carrier of plague or pestilence.
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1624 J. Donne Deuotions v. 94 They may be made instruments, and pestiducts, to the infection. of others, by their comming.
1672 W. de Britaine Interest Eng. in War with Holland 11 They begin to be look'd upon as the Pesti-ducts of Europe, the scorn and indignation of every good man.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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