succedaneum
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What shall I say to thy internal spirit,—thy opium,—thy salt-petre,——thy greasy unctions,—thy daily purges,—thy nightly clysters, and succedaneums?
From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence
How many mills and inventions have there not been discovered to supply succedaneums to the works of the hands, which before the discoveries would have been treated as visions!
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace
