Meanings
- archaicuncountableSynonym of theriac.
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CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183Synonyms: theriac
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of theriac.
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Venice treacle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venice%20treacle
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