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St. Hubert's Key

St. Hubert's Key proper noun: a charm in the form of a metal nail, cross, or cone, used to brand dogs or cauterize wounds in an attempt to prevent or cure rabies.

Proper noun

St. Hubert's Key

  1. (historical) A charm in the form of a metal nail, cross, or cone, used to brand dogs or cauterize wounds in an attempt to prevent or cure rabies.

Origin of St. Hubert's Key

After Saint Hubertus, the patron saint of hunters.

Questions about St. Hubert's Key

What does St. Hubert's Key mean?
St. Hubert's Key means a charm in the form of a metal nail, cross, or cone, used to brand dogs or cauterize wounds in an attempt to prevent or cure rabies.
What part of speech is St. Hubert's Key?
St. Hubert's Key is a proper noun.

Words near St. Hubert's Key in the dictionary

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  2. St. Helena
  3. St. Helena Parish
  4. St. Helens
  5. St. Hubert's disease
  6. St. Hubert's Key
  7. St. Hugh's bones
  8. St. Ignace
  9. St. Jacques
  10. St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
  11. St. Jacqueses

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