German-English translation for "Schierlingsbecher"

"Schierlingsbecher" English translation

Schierlingsbecher
Maskulinum | masculine m

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cup of hemlock
  • (cup of) hemlock
    Schierlingsbecher Geschichte | historyHIST
    Schierlingsbecher Geschichte | historyHIST
examples
  • den Schierlingsbecher trinken (oder | orod nehmen) figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to take the hemlock cup, to poison oneself
    den Schierlingsbecher trinken (oder | orod nehmen) figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig

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