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Word entry · 8 letters

liniment

Best crossword clue

"Rub for sore muscles"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪnəmənt/Part of speech nounSorted eiilmnntStarts with LEnds with T1 clues
1L2I3N4I5M6E7N8T

Definitions

  1. a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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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