embrocate

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Embrocate, em′brō-kāt, v.t. to moisten and rub, as a sore with a lotion.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Embrocate well with the rheumatic mixture—sp. tereb., sp. camph., liq. ammon., et tinct. opii—and give gentle exercise. 2d March.—She does improve, although slowly; the charge is therefore postponed.

From The Dog by Youatt, William