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any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy; medicine.
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a substance fed along with food, that acts as a slow-poison.
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anything or means that relieves from pain, distress, agony, harm, etc.
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a means (as a mystical word, formula, incantation, etc.) used to bring a peson under spell.
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a substance that can explode, as gunpowder.
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a usu. small paper cylinder that contains an explosive and an attached fuse and makes a sharp noise when exploded, used at celebrations, etc.; a fire-cracker.