Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sac orpouch containing or secreting poison; a poison-gland.

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Examples

  • Astaroth, seemed to her to be less deadly than this poison-sac that wore a sandy wig and spoke in tones like the creaking of a hinge.

    Cousin Pons Honor�� de Balzac 1824

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