To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose.
And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke.
Shak.
Black canker. See under Black.
Can"ker (kă&nsm;"k&etilde;r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cankered (- k&etilde;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cankering.] 1. To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
No lapse of moons can canker Love.
Tennyson.