embrocation
Example Sentences
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The last sentence, applying a little irony to herself as if it were an embrocation, is what we should value most.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 5, 2017
An Embrocation.—An embrocation is made after this manner:—Px.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
Ordinary muscular strains generally yield to a good rubbing with an embrocation.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
At the same time, some stimulating embrocation must be employed to the back, belly, and hind-legs, which must be well rubbed with it four times daily, or the oftener the better.
From The Dog by Dinks
He sends some physic to be given, and some embrocation to rub on the back.
From The Dog by Dinks
