poison book

noun

A log kept by chemists' and pharmacists' shops, signed by customers who purchased poisons.

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nounpoison book (plural poison books)

plural poison books

  1. historicalA log kept by chemists' and pharmacists' shops, signed by customers who purchased poisons.

    "Now the poison book, if you please." Mr. Lightcraft produced it without demur and the blind man ran his finger along the indicated line.

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
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poison book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poison%20book

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“poison book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poison%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poison book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poison%20book.

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