mastic

• And in this Rio de Mares, from which I departed last night, without doubt there is the greatest quantity of mastic, and there might be more if more were desired. —  The life of Christopher Columbus: from his own letters and journals and other documents of his time.
• 'Mastic' is doubtless an adjective formed without recondite significance from the substantive 'mastic,' i.e. the gum commonly used at the time for stopping decayed teeth. —  A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles
• The two first-named ingredients are to be mixed first, and after the gum is dissolved, the mastic is to be added, and the whole allowed to macerate for a week. —  Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
• An Indian said by signs that the mastic was good for pains in the stomach Tuesday, 6th of November Yesterday, at night, says the Admiral, the two men came back who had been sent to explore the interior. —  The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503
• The leaf and fruit are like the mastic, but the tree and leaf are larger. —  The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503

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