aperient

Example Sentences

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After male-fern capsules it is quite unnecessary to give any aperient.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie

The above aperient may then be ventured on with safety.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

He was a little feverish, so I applied a mustard-plaster and gave him some aperient medicine.

From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler

He always said he knew nothing that cheered him up so, and was such a good aperient, as brush and comb.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

The old Lady Webster dinner pill is an excellent tonic aperient.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall