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Should he have fallen a victim to the poison ordeal by drinking a decoction of sassywood, as it is called, he must be buried under a running stream of water.
Chapter 17. The Burden of Royalty. § 1. Royal and Priestly Taboos 1922
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Should he have fallen a victim to the poison ordeal by drinking a decoction of sassywood, as it is called, he must be buried under a running stream of water.
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Should he have fallen a victim to the poison ordeal by drinking a decoction of sassywood, as it is called, he must be buried under a running stream of water.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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Should he have fallen a victim to the poison ordeal by drinking a decoction of sassywood, as it is called, he must be buried under a running stream of water.
arcadia commented on the word sassywood
Sassywood?! Please tell me this is real ...and then also where I can get some.
It makes me think of that SNL character played by the late / great Phil Hartman, a notorious fan of "sass".
April 3, 2009
bilby commented on the word sassywood
Erythrophleum suavolens, it's an African tree. Also known as sassybark.
April 3, 2009