Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rubbing in, as of a medicine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
rubbing something into theskin etc. - noun Something (such as an
ointment ) to be so rubbed in
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After the skin of the leg has thoroughly dried off, an infriction of alcohol or distilled extract of hamamelis is given the parts and the cotton and bandages are readjusted.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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