Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SPICK'NEL, or SPIG'NEL
SPICK'NEL, or SPIG'NEL, n.
The herb maldroony or bear-wort, (Dict.) the Meum Athamanticum, which, when eaten by cows, gives the same flavor to their milk and butter, as that of schab-ziege cheese.
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