Definitions
A sticky resin used on bows, strings, or grips to increase friction.
Word origin
From Old French raisine, rousine, variants of résine. Doublet of resin.
Used in a sentence
“The action of the bow therefore depends almost entirely upon the application of rosin and upon its frictional properties. Violin rosin is a natural gum obtained from conifers such as larch that produce turpentine.”
“‘It is delicate,’ said Pansa, ‘but there is perhaps the least particle too much of rosin in its flavor.’”
“A thick, fat smoke oozed out from the fire, and a heavy smell of burned rosin and singed hair filled the air.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Bow-grip resin”5 letters
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