hartshorn

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The second night, I applied a liberal dose of white liniment—Uncle Holt’s own concoction of hartshorn, arnica, witch hazel, camphor gum, eggs, and cider vinegar.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

By diluting it with water it becomes the spirits of hartshorn, or ammonia water.

From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various

And you, sir, shall have hartshorn in abundance.

From The Inconstant by Farquhar, George

The Freiherr lay upon the lounge, his eyes wide open and fixed, while the housekeeper and one of the younger servants were rubbing his forehead and his hands with hartshorn.

From The Eichhofs A Romance by Reichenbach, Moritz von

The maids were running about—one for water, another for hartshorn which was in the cupboard, while a third unfastened her jacket.

From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne