What does "dill" mean?

Dill: An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also dill-seed. Dr. Prior.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]

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