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linseed meal

American  

noun

  1. ground linseed cake.


Etymology

Origin of linseed meal

First recorded in 1590–1600


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It can be made with one part mustard to six of linseed meal.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

Oatmeal or maize meal containing 10% of linseed meal does well, later, at less cost.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

In these cases, apply a soothing poultice, as one made of linseed meal, and also keep the limb still.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter

If the inflammation remain refractory in any of the joints, linseed meal poultices should be made with a strong decoction of valerian root and applied.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs

It ought to have on a big linseed meal poultice.”

From Burr Junior by H. C. (Harold C.) Earnshaw

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