hartshorn
Example Sentences
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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
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.
Two women, our nearest neighbours, were standing by her side, bathing her wrists and temples with hartshorn.
From Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. by Moodie, Susanna
Jews with faces white from exhaustion sat in the anteroom resting and refreshing themselves with a pinch of snuff, or a drop of hartshorn, and a few words of conversation.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
Bees, or snakes, may be relieved by immediate external application of strong spirits of hartshorn: salt and vinegar are also good.
