clyster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of clyster
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek klystēr, equivalent to *klyd- (base of klýzein to rinse out; cf. cataclysm) + -tēr agent noun suffix
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The17th Century was the Golden Age of the enema, or clyster as it was then called.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her method consisted in giving from one to three drams of the powdered root, after using a clyster, and following the dose up with a purge of scammony and calomel.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
If this is unsuccessful, give a clyster, made with a pipeful of tobacco, boiled for a few minutes in a pint of water.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
Sometimes by change of posture, or by an opiate either taken into the stomach, or by a clyster.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
A common clyster is made of plain gruel strained, and a table-spoonful of oil or salt.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
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