hartshorn
Americannoun
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the antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia.
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ammonium carbonate.
noun
Etymology
Origin of hartshorn
before 1000; Middle English hertis horn, Old English heortes horn. See hart, 's 1, horn
Example Sentences
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The second night, I applied a liberal dose of white liniment—Uncle Holt’s own concoction of hartshorn, arnica, witch hazel, camphor gum, eggs, and cider vinegar.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
A little cold water, or hartshorn, would have restored them to consciousness; and their sorrows would in time have become subdued.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Charles A. Beach
Two women, our nearest neighbours, were standing by her side, bathing her wrists and temples with hartshorn.
From Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. by Susanna Moodie
The Freiherr lay upon the lounge, his eyes wide open and fixed, while the housekeeper and one of the younger servants were rubbing his forehead and his hands with hartshorn.
From The Eichhofs A Romance by Moritz von Reichenbach
There, Miss Marshal, do not stay staring," said Dr. Paulding; "but pray call some of the lackeys, and bid them bring water or hartshorn, or something.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
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