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LAMBKILL

LAMBKILL Lamb "kill `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia ); -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison sheep and other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food.