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Word of the Day - Nocuous
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nocuous
Pronunciation: /ˈnɒkjʊəs/
adjective
literary
Noxious, harmful, or poisonous.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin nocuus (from nocere ‘to hurt’) + -ous.
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Drink it down, dear; no drop waste.
Bitter at the end, odd taste.
Nocuous draft, carefully placed
To send you off with painful haste.
My own quaff, taste lingers sweet.
Same color, smell, liquor neat.
You’ll go. I’ll stay. Your cash, my treat.
Goodbye, you beast. In hell we’ll meet.
