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hartshorn

[hahrts-hawrn] / ˈhɑrtsˌhɔrn /


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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

Gideon procured 21,000 bank-notes, rolled them round a phial of hartshorn, and thus mockingly repaid the loan.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

For a full-grown animal, one quart of olive oil and an ounce of hartshorn should be administered internally, in addition to the above.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

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

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

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




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