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  • 21Sheer draught — Draught Draught, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. [1913… …

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  • 22To draw to a head — Draw Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. [1913 Webster] Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. [1913… …

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  • 23Mustard plaster — A mustard plaster is a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing. In times past and present, the mixture was spread onto a cloth and applied to the chest or back.… …

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  • 24Jeroen Kimmel — (aka RED) (born February 6, 1968) is a Dutchman known for numerous computer game tunes he wrote in the 1980s and early 1990s for the Commodore 64ref|CSDb. Kimmel was a member of the computer demo group The JudgeS .His most popular compositions… …

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  • 25mustardplaster — mustard plaster n. A medicinal plaster made with a pastelike mixture of powdered black mustard, flour, and water, used especially as a counterirritant. Also called sinapism. * * * …

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  • 26Remedy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Remedy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 remedy remedy help redress Sgm: N 1 anthelmintic anthelmintic Sgm: N 1 antidote antidote antifebrile antipoison counterpoison antitoxin antispasmodic …

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  • 27blister — I. n. 1. Vesicle, pustule, blain, bleb, blob. 2. Puffy film, bleb, blob, air bubble. 3. Vesicatory, vesicant, blistering plaster, sinapism. II. v. a. Raise blisters on, vesicate. III. v. n. Rise in blisters, form vesicles or blebs …

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  • 28emollient — adj 1. lenitive, soothing, assuasive, demulcent; mitigative, allaying, relieving, anodyne, alle viative, palliative, mildening; softening, making supple, making pliable, relaxing; healing, remedial, restorative, balsamic, therapeutic. n… …

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  • 29plaster — n 1. stucco, albarium, mortar, grout; powdered gypsum, clay, adobe, cement; parget, roughcast, pebble dash, depeter, plaster of paris, Trademark. Spackle, scagliola. 2. poultice, cataplasm, dressing, compress, pack; mustard plaster, sinapism;… …

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  • 30poultice — n 1. plaster, mustard plaster, cataplasm, sinapism, embrocation, fomentation; compress, dressing, application, pledget; bandage, bandaging. v 2. plaster, embrocate, foment, stupe, Obs. stive; bandage, dress [s.o. s] wounds …

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