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Meanings of ratsbane in English

Portuguese
arsênico
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A white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer.

arsênico
Usage of ratsbane in English
1
It is the double-distilled extract of nux vomica, ratsbane, and adder's tongue.
New Tabernacle Sermons
2
You want a patent or a privilege for your ratsbane?
The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales
3
Did I think he was so weak as bite holes in his flesh with ratsbane?
The Cloister and the Hearth
4
Better mix ratsbane in the jelly cake.
Around the Tea-Table
5
If he wears a dagger and ratsbane, it must be to do mischief to himself or somebody else.
The History of John Bull
6
Give her ratsbane! sneered Warner laconically.
Earl Hubert's Daughter / The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of ...
7
Before him sat the grim baron, with a face worthy of the father of such a daughter, and looking daggers and ratsbane.
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
8
If his wife and children are not to be made over, he is not to wear a dagger and ratsbane in his pockets.
The History of John Bull
9
If his Lordship had sent me an infusion of ratsbane in the loving-cup, I should have taken it much more kindly at his hands.
Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
10
Preaching, that was no better for their souls than ratsbane to the body, for filthy lucre's sake (O ye priests, this word is for you).
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
Translations for ratsbane
Ratsbane through the time