spirits of turpentine

Or spirit of turpentine

noun

Chemistry.

1. oil of turpentine.

spirits of turpentine

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) another name for turpentine

Word History and Origins

Origin of spirits of turpentine¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Hot milk was also given as a drink, and the throat well rubbed with spirits of turpentine.

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A little solution of blue vitriol, or a little spirits of turpentine—either followed by a coating of warm tar—promptly cures it.

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He dissolved a pound of the gum in spirits of turpentine, added to the mixture enough lamp-black to produce a bright black color, and invented a machine for spreading this compound over cloth.

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Some persons recommend, as a certain cure in a few days, half a teaspoonful of spirits of turpentine mixed with a handful of grain, giving that quantity to two dozen of chickens each day.

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Then pour off the finest part, and dilute it with as much spirits of turpentine as will make it work freely with a brush or camel-hair pencil.

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