thoroughwort

[ thur-oh-wurt, -wawrt, -uh-wurt, -uh-wawrt, thuhr- ]

noun

1. boneset.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thoroughwort¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; thorough + wort ²

Example Sentences

Two of the specimens were Mohr’s thoroughwort, which had been seen only in the eastern United States plus south Louisiana and the adjoining part of Texas.

From Seattle Times

Cure.—Fomentations of marshmallows; a light diet of scalded shorts; an occasional drink of thoroughwort tea.

From Project Gutenberg

She could not bear the taste of bitter things, and this boneset, or thoroughwort, had the very bitterest taste she had ever encountered.

From Project Gutenberg

The girls and the mother dug and sold dandelion greens, dock, 32 and thoroughwort and other old-fashioned simples.

From Project Gutenberg

The walls were hung with old clothes and dried herbs,—catnip and tansy and thoroughwort.

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