dwale

British

/ dweɪl /

noun

another name for deadly nightshade

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Etymology

Origin of dwale

C14: perhaps of Scandinavian origin

Example Sentences

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For instance, he gives to the deadly nightshade the name, which now only lingers in a corner of Devonshire, the "dwale."

From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund

And cursing clans that felt the heat That dwale obscured in shadows vague, Clash thro' the broken forest boughs Until each ronyon's stuck in loam.

From Betelguese A Trip Through Hell by de Esque, Jean

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