smallpox blanket
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[edit] Etymology
Blankets infected with smallpox were used against Native Americans at the Siege of Fort Pitt.
[edit] Noun
smallpox blanket (plural smallpox blankets)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) An apparently benevolent offering whose real intent is to disrupt, destabilize or weaken.
