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View synonyms for embrocation
embrocation
[ em-broh-key-shuhn, -bruh- ]
noun
- the act of embrocating a bruised or diseased part of the body.
- the liquid used for this; a liniment or lotion.
embrocation
/ ˌɛmbrəʊˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- a drug or agent for rubbing into the skin; liniment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of embrocation1
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Example Sentences
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
It is usually sufficient to employ embrocations or stupes of equal parts of sweet oil and oil of turpentine, or of camphor liniment.
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