A viscous or fatty substance that oozes out, historically used to refer to poisonous discharge or venom.
From Old English and Germanic origins, possibly related to words meaning 'poison' or 'venom.' The term is now archaic but persists in some dialectal and historical contexts.
This ancient English word for poison and venom barely survives today, but it's embedded in old medical texts where doctors tried to describe and treat venomous bites with limited scientific knowledge.
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