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"ref": "c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, act 1, scene 2, lines 312–318",
"text": "Ay, and thou, / His cupbearer […] / mightst bespice a cup / To give mine enemy a lasting wink; / Which draught to me were cordial.",
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"To season with spice, or with some spicy drug."
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"(transitive) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug."
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