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earth wax

British  

noun

  1. another name for ozocerite

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Bixby has suggested the use of the earth wax which is mined in Australia.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The melted earth wax is sent from Borislau to almost all European countries, to be further refined.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

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