poison arrows
Lethal tipped missiles
Poison arrows are arrows with tips coated in toxic substances—plant extracts, snake venom, or other poisons—to ensure wounds prove fatal even if not immediately lethal.
Various cultures developed them for hunting and warfare: The tribe's hunters used poison arrows to bring down large game.
The term appears figuratively for covert attacks meant to destroy: political poison arrows aimed at her reputation.
- curarePlant-derived paralytic toxin
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- aconiteToxic flowering plant
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
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