英语词汇alkalied的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

alkalied. (1) Poisoned by alkaline water. Cowboys believed that cattle so poisoned could be cured by feeding them a plug of tobacco wrapped in slices of bacon; cuts caused by alkalied dust were said to be healed by applying canned tomatoes, which are acidic. It is not known, however, that toxic alcohol found in certain plains plants causes so-called alkali poisoning. (2) Someone seasoned in the ways of the West, an old hand, a vet- eran, especially a veteran of what was called “the big dry coun- try,” the alkali plains.

词汇	alkalied
词源	alkalied. (1) Poisoned by alkaline water. Cowboys believed that cattle so poisoned could be cured by feeding them a plug of tobacco wrapped in slices of bacon; cuts caused by alkalied dust were said to be healed by applying canned tomatoes, which are acidic. It is not known, however, that toxic alcohol found in certain plains plants causes so-called alkali poisoning. (2) Someone seasoned in the ways of the West, an old hand, a vet- eran, especially a veteran of what was called “the big dry coun- try,” the alkali plains.
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