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
I'll tear the furbelow off your clothes, and when you swoon for vexation, you shan't have a penny, to buy a bottle of hartshorn.
From The Inconstant by George Farquhar
With hartshorn in hand, Came Doctor Tom-Tit, Saying, "Really, good sirs, It's only a fit."
From National Rhymes of the Nursery by Various
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 Noah Webster
Let there be bottles of fine eau de cologne, and camphor and hartshorn, in case of faintings.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Eliza Leslie
