pith (n.) Old form(s): pyth
strength, toughness, mettle
H5 III.chorus.21[Chorus alone] grandsires, babies, and old women, / Either past or not arrived to pith and puissance
Oth I.iii.83[Othello to all] these arms of mine had seven years' pith
Ven.26[of Adonis] his sweating palm, / The precedent of pith and livelihood
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