embrocation
Americannoun
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the act of embrocating a bruised or diseased part of the body.
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the liquid used for this; a liniment or lotion.
noun
Etymology
Origin of embrocation
Example Sentences
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The last sentence, applying a little irony to herself as if it were an embrocation, is what we should value most.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017
My dear," Miss Gallup said confidentially, "Em'ly-Alice has gone to the surgery for my cough mixture and some embrocation, and she takes such a time.
From The Ffolliots of Redmarley by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)
All along the Ganges, Brahmahputra, and Indus, the oil is universally considered as of great value as an embrocation in rheumatism and for giving much strength when rubbed on the back and loins.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
His eye for horses had most probably been formed on circus posters, and the advertisements of a well-known embrocation, and Moonlighter approximated in colour and conduct to these models.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
Having bathed, rubbed their necks with embrocation, and well shaken their clothes, they strolled out on to the verandah, where Barton was waiting for them.
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
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