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Flix

Flix\, n. [Cf. Flax.] Down; fur. [Obs. or Eng.] --J. Dyer.

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Flix is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Webster's Revised

Flix

Flix\, n. The flux; dysentery. [Obs.] --Udall.

Flix weed (Bot.), the Sisymbrium Sophia, a kind of hedge mustard, formerly used as a remedy for dysentery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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