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Turpentine, which is used to thin out the paint and to make it dry more quickly.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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From our English Pines, if their stems be wounded, the oleo-resin known as Turpentine, can be procured.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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'Turpentine' is an excellent diuretic and antispasmodic; it is also a most effectual sweating blister and highly useful in strains.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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Turpentine work in forests did not use this gang system.
Archive 2010-06-01 2010
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John was sold to a business, A & J.R. Grist, a father and son "Turpentine Farm" business headquartered in Washington, Beaufort Co.,
Archive 2010-06-01 2010
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A few Stems of Asparagus eaten, shall give our Urine a disagreeable Odour; and a Pill of Turpentine no bigger than a Pea, shall bestow on it the pleasing Smell of Violets.
Chris Rodda: To the United States Marine Corps -- re: Farting in Afghanistan Chris Rodda 2011
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John was sold to a business, A & J.R. Grist, a father and son "Turpentine Farm" business headquartered in Washington, Beaufort Co.,
John 2010
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Turpentine was obtained from the living tree by wounding the tree and collecting the resin in a cup cut in the base of the trunk.
Archive 2010-06-01 2010
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Turpentine work in forests did not use this gang system.
John 2010
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Turpentine was obtained from the living tree by wounding the tree and collecting the resin in a cup cut in the base of the trunk.
John 2010
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