TANGHIN
\tˈaŋhɪn], \tˈaŋhɪn], \t_ˈa_ŋ_h_ɪ_n]\
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By Daniel Lyons
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tang'gin, n. a vegetable poison of Madagascar, acting upon the heart like digitalis--formerly used for the judicial ordeal.
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Exceedingly poisonous seed of Cerbera Tanghin, a tree of Madagascar.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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