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PARATONNERRE
Pa`ra`ton`nerre", n. Etym: [F., fr. parer to parry + tonnerre thunderbolt.]
Definition: A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEMLOCK
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
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