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gall and wormwood

bitterness and resentment

Etymology:

  • From Deuteronomy 29:18 of the King James Bible
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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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المرارة والأفسنتين

hiel y ajenjo

galle et absinthe

पित्त और कृमि

பித்தப்பை மற்றும் புழு மரம்

పిత్తాశయం మరియు వార్మ్వుడ్

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