thoroughwort
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of thoroughwort
Example Sentences
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Jerome he listened real sharp, an' the next day he went off an' got a good passel of boneset an' thoroughwort an' hardback, an' carried it over to Dale, an' sold it for a shilling.
From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
They are sent out to gather thoroughwort, dill, dock, and other simples, and mosses and roots for the farm 120 dyeing.
From A Northern Countryside by Richards, Rosalind
Cure.—Fomentations of marshmallows; a light diet of scalded shorts; an occasional drink of thoroughwort tea.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Mullein, motherwort, thoroughwort, golden-rod, everlasting, burdock-leaves, may-weed, must all be dried and hung up in the garret.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various
“But I had to take a big bowlful of bitter thoroughwort tea,” she added, making a little face at the remembrance.
From A Little Maid of Old Maine by Curtis, Alice Turner
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