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Definition of Scammonies
1. scammony [n] - See also: scammony
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scammonies
Literary usage of Scammonies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adulterations Detected; Or, Plain Instructions for the Discovery of Frauds by Arthur Hill Hassall (1857)
"... the port of, and road to, Aleppo. It comes over in boxes aod drums, which are
frequently lined with tin. The pure scammonies are— Virgin ..."