hartshorn

American  

[hahrts-hawrn] / ˈhɑrtsˌhɔrn /

noun

1. the antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia.

2. ammonium carbonate.

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hartshorn British  

/ ˈhɑːtsˌhɔːn /

noun

1. an obsolete name for sal volatile

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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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hartshorn

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

Menie fainted at the grim spectacle, and the mother ran for hartshorn, to recover her daughter.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

Jews with faces white from exhaustion sat in the anteroom resting and refreshing themselves with a pinch of snuff, or a drop of hartshorn, and a few words of conversation.

From Yiddish Tales by Various

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 Beach, Charles A.

For a full-grown animal, one quart of olive oil and an ounce of hartshorn should be administered internally, in addition to the above.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.