camphire
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Go, Betsy Jane, and fetch the camphire, quick!"
From Maggie Miller by Holmes, Mary Jane
And they may be kept longer by keeping them cool, and in fresh moss; and some advise to put camphire into it.
From The Compleat Angler by Walton, Izaak
You may be sure, little lady, it will be as I said; they'll cure me full as quick as camphire.
From Little Folks Astray by May, Sophie
Aunt Plumy produced the "camphire" the moment she saw Sophie's pale face, and made her lie down, while the brave old lady trudged briskly off with bandages and brandy to the scene of action.
From Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories by Alcott, Louisa May
Strangers to the name and properties of that odoriferous gum, the Saracens, mistaking it for salt, mingled the camphire in their bread, and were astonished at the bitterness of the taste.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart
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