liniment

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/ˈlɪnəmənt/

Definition of liniment

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.

“Denton (Dan Duryea): You're a peddler, aren't you? / Henry J. Fate (Malcolm Atterbury): Oh yes, dealer in everything. Utensils, herbs, medicine, liniments and tonics, farm implements, clothing, and potions.”
“He had a blanket across his withers and wore four bandages, the two front ones up over his knees. The odor of liniment was strong. The horse dragged his feet laboriously.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.

“Denton (Dan Duryea): You're a peddler, aren't you? / Henry J. Fate (Malcolm Atterbury): Oh yes, dealer in everything. Utensils, herbs, medicine, liniments and tonics, farm implements, clothing, and potions.”
“He had a blanket across his withers and wore four bandages, the two front ones up over his knees. The odor of liniment was strong. The horse dragged his feet laboriously.”

verb

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Middle English lynyment (“something used for smearing or anointing”), a learned borrowing from Late Latin linīmentum.

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