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- adjective Serving to counter or eliminate
pests .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Here, though, the battle was waged bare-handed, with no assistance from chemical antipest compounds.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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The antipest serum will render me immune immediately, but the duration of the immunity thus granted lasts, at the most, only fifteen days.
Cappy Ricks Retires 1918
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Accordingly I inoculated them with the antipest serum.
Cappy Ricks Retires 1918
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I must, therefore, first take a hypodermic injection of antipest serum to render me immune immediately and the next day follow with an injection of Haffkine's Fluid, which gives permanent immunity, but not for a week or longer when used alone.
Cappy Ricks Retires 1918
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On the other hand, if I am not inoculated and take the antipest serum I am safe.
Cappy Ricks Retires 1918
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Two more seamen on sick report; and, to add to my worries, they are the very two I inoculated with the antipest serum and Haffkine's.
Cappy Ricks Retires 1918
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If I am already infected and do not know it, and while in that condition take an injection of the antipest serum, the book says the serum will immediately bring on a fatal and virulent attack of the plague!
Cappy Ricks Retires 1918
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I think I'll see if I can find an antipest spell. "
Changeling Galenorn, Yasmine 2007
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