embrocation

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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

It is used as an embrocation for rheumatism and for neck galls of cattle.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

An Embrocation.—An embrocation is made after this manner:—Px.

From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various

Tom left his Woolley-legs, brought a bottle of embrocation; a few drops of that on the skin, a bit of sticking-plaster; there, that was all right.

From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André

All along the Ganges, Brahmahputra, and Indus, the oil is universally considered as of great value as an embrocation in rheumatism and for giving much strength when rubbed on the back and loins.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage