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• These almonds are not fine flavoured like those of the north, but are viscid, rancid, and bitter. - "Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846", James Richardson.
• A shefiend's whiteness under her rancid rags. - "Ulysses", James Joyce.
• For the most part, Agarics with salmon- coloured spores are injurious, likewise fungi having a rancid or fetid odour, and an acrid, pungent, peppery taste. - "Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure", William Thomas Fernie.