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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dwale \Dwale\, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly
     nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull.
     See {Dull}, a.]
     1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade ({Atropa Belladonna}), having
        stupefying qualities.
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     2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according
        to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted
        for the tinctures.
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     3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.
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