sorrel salt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sorrel salt
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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This gives way rather promptly to an application of sorrel salt dissolved in boiling water.
From Project Gutenberg
A spot of ordinary black ink upon morocco, sheepskin, calf or smooth parchment, loses its color when touched with a few drops of sorrel salt or oxalic acid; but I will repeat here the advice already given that these substances may alter certain colors and that it is best to first try them on extra pieces of leather.
From Project Gutenberg
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