liniment
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He’d put liniment on and pull on my leg.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020
To this day, no one is sure whether the caustic substance in his eyes was a liniment applied to Liston’s face to stanch bleeding from cuts or whether it was something more nefarious.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2016
On alternate days, Anaya will then apply either a liniment hot sweat or a cold poultice from the knee to the ankle for circulation purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2016
Shouting, singing, smell of liniment, sledging the opposition goalie on run-up to goal kicks.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2015
Now and then he poured a few drops of the liniment into his pink-palmed hand and reached up under his shirt to rub again.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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