toothache bark

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English

Noun

toothache bark (uncountable)

  1. The bark of the prickly ash (toothache tree), traditionally held to treat toothaches.
    • 2014 July 1, Reavis Z. Wortham, Vengeance is Mine, Sourcebooks + ORM, →ISBN:
      [] that piece of toothache bark in your hand fits that little bitty trunk behind Colton there. So I reckon I'll rest my case. If you don' believe me, you can go ahead on with your manhunt by yourselves. We'll be up at the store eatin' a banana []
    • 2017 February 10, Christopher J. Fontenot, The Acadian Prairie - Theodule, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 401:
      "Chamomile and a touch of toothache bark, some mimosa bark and leaves...calming and mostly harmless." She whispered, with a smile, her eyes darting to the open door. More loudly she added, "You seem to be fatigued. The pain can do that; keep you from resting []"