- a variation of horehound.
hoarhound
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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While our spit swam over hoarhound or peppermint, we’d hear the floorboards creak in the closet, then a silence, then a big “H-rumph!” and a big satisfied “Ah-h-h-h!”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Reads: “‘Buy two packages of Pease’s hoarhound candy.’”
From The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages by Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor)
The hoarhound, wild cherry bark and licorice root have a very soothing effect on the bronchial tubes, and the hops quiets the nervous system.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
My ole granny uster make tea out o' dogwood bark an' give it to us chillun when we have a cold, else she make a tea outen wild cherry bark, pennyroil, or hoarhound.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
I'm goin' to fix her up some hoarhound an' elecampane quick's the ground's nice an' warm an' roots livens up a grain more.
From Strangers and Wayfarers by Jewett, Sarah Orne
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