toothache bark
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The bark of the prickly ash (toothache tree), traditionally held to treat toothaches.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…] that piece of toothache bark in your hand fits that little bitty trunk behind Colton there. So I reckon I'll rest my case. If you don' believe me, you can go ahead on with your manhunt by yourselves. We'll be up at the store eatin' a banana[…]"
- ""Chamomile and a touch of toothache bark, some mimosa bark and leaves...calming and mostly harmless." She whispered, with a smile, her eyes darting to the open door. More loudly she added, "You seem to be fatigued. The pain can do that; keep you from resting[…]""