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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Poison of Khaibar

refers to the poisoned leg of mutton of which Mahomet partook while in the citadel of Khaibar. It was poisoned by Zainab, a Jewess, and Mahomet felt the effects of the poison to the end of his life.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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