linseed meal

American  

noun

1. ground linseed cake.

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Etymology

Origin of linseed meal

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

For a poultice some of this thickened juice may be added to linseed meal and boiling water, previously mixed well together.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

But I hear old Mrs. Parr has come up for some linseed meal I promised her.

From Odd by Le Feuvre, Amy

The grain ration is about as follows: By weight, corn and cob meal, three parts; oatmeal, three parts; bran, three parts; gluten meal, two parts; linseed meal, one part.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams

In 1836 8¾ tons of linseed meal were used, while from 1876 to 1885 the annual average was 15¾ tons, but in 1911 the poultice was so nearly obsolete that 3 cwt. sufficed. 

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Warm fomentations, or warm pot-liquor, or poultices of linseed meal should be applied, or, if matter is apparently forming, the lancet may be resorted to.

From The Dog by Youatt, William