embrocation
Example Sentences
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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
One amusing account of whisky’s origin holds that it was invented by the Irish as an embrocation for sick mules.
From New York Times
An Embrocation.—An embrocation is made after this manner:—Px.
From Project Gutenberg
They're much as usual, except that I had to pay two bob on Wednesday for a bottle of embrocation for Ally.
From Project Gutenberg
When it is of older date, stimulant embrocations are in order.
From Project Gutenberg
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