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

For a full-grown animal, one quart of olive oil and an ounce of hartshorn should be administered internally, in addition to the above.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

And you, sir, shall have hartshorn in abundance.

From The Inconstant by Farquhar, George

But I gave little heed to him, for beside me knelt Ilga, a bottle of hartshorn salts in her hand.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)