embrocation

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The last sentence, applying a little irony to herself as if it were an embrocation, is what we should value most.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017

Having bathed, rubbed their necks with embrocation, and well shaken their clothes, they strolled out on to the verandah, where Barton was waiting for them.

From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various

As an embrocation, the oil of turpentine mixed with spirit of wine and camphor, together with soap liniment, proves very efficacious for the relief of sciatica, and for the chronic rheumatism of joints.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

His eye for horses had most probably been formed on circus posters, and the advertisements of a well-known embrocation, and Moonlighter approximated in colour and conduct to these models.

From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin

They're much as usual, except that I had to pay two bob on Wednesday for a bottle of embrocation for Ally.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian