Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Cowhage

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Cowhage


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(n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.