stomachic

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The West Indian stomachic man-dram is prepared by mashing a few pods of bird pepper and mixing them with sliced cucumber and shallots, to which have been added a little lime-juice and Madeira wine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

The heart, however, appeared to be pushed up somewhat, and it was thought that this might be partly due to stomachic distention, but a mustard emetic produced little effect.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

Harold was not on in this scene, being stretched upon the couch of pain: the special disorder stomachic, as usual.

From The Golden Age by Grahame, Kenneth

Lady Janet was meanwhile deep in the formation of a stomachic, which, judging from the maid's face as she tasted it, must needs have been of the pungent order.

From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

The stomachic causes which, as time went on, produced melancholy and dense, black depression in me, probably accounted for his eruptions of violent irascibility.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)