Meanings
nounsea hedgehog (plural sea hedgehogs)
plural sea hedgehogs
- archaicA sea urchin.
Cuttle-fish, spiced oysters, sea hedge-hogs, and lobsters were among the ingredients of love-potions that reputed thaumaturgist Apuleius [...] was accused of have prepared in order to win the love of a widow.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 72
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