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painter's colic

painter's colic noun: synonym of lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting.

Noun

painter's colic (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting.
    Synonyms:
    lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting

Synonyms of painter's colic

  • lead poisoning
  • particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting

Origin of painter's colic

From the former ubiquity of paints employing red lead, white lead, etc.

Questions about painter's colic

What does painter's colic mean?
Painter's colic means synonym of lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting.
What part of speech is painter's colic?
Painter's colic is a noun.

Words near painter's colic in the dictionary

  1. painted-snipe
  2. paintedness
  3. paintedst
  4. painter
  5. painter's algorithm
  6. painter's colic
  7. painter's tape
  8. painter's tapes
  9. painter-stainer
  10. painter-stainers
  11. painteress

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