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

A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: Ð often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The following is Mr Grantham’s formula:—Two ounces of strong hartshorn in two gallons of water, used in a hip bath.

From Turkish and Other Baths A Guide to Good Health and Longevity by Stables, Gordon

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

And you, sir, shall have hartshorn in abundance.

From The Inconstant by Farquhar, George