pegroots

pegroots
Setterwort Set"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.) The bear's-foot ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also {pegroots}. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]

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  • Pegroots — Peg roots (p[e^]g r[=oo]ts ), n. Same as {Setterwort}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Helleborus foetidus — Setterwort Set ter*wort , n. (Bot.) The bear s foot ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}); so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also {pegroots}. Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Setterwort — Set ter*wort , n. (Bot.) The bear s foot ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}); so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also {pegroots}. Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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