GARLICKY • FREE-TRANSLATOR.COM • Definition of Garlicky

... am afraid you may never have seen any; but you may have heard it spoken of. It is sold at the druggist's in the form of little white sticks, about as thick as your finger; they have a disagreeable, garlicky smell, and are obliged to be kept in jars of water, because they seize every opportunity of taking fire; so I advise you, if ever you do see any phosphorus, not to meddle with it—for in burning, it sticks closely to the skin, and there is ...

— The History of a Mouthful of Bread - And its effect on the organization of men and animals • Jean Mace