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

Fetch them,—'tis the only hope—if you have any hartshorn too, bring a little of that.

From The Dramatist; or Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy, in Five Acts by Reynolds, Frederick

Let there be bottles of fine eau de cologne, and camphor and hartshorn, in case of faintings.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza

Of course, he had none, but my eye caught the words, 'spiritus ammoniæ,' or hartshorn, on a bottle.

From Famous Men of Science by Bolton, Sarah K.

I'll tear the furbelow off your clothes, and when you swoon for vexation, you shan't have a penny, to buy a bottle of hartshorn.

From The Inconstant by Farquhar, George