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carron oil
[ kar-uhn ]
noun
Pharmacology.
- a liniment containing limewater and linseed oil, used in medicine chiefly for burns.
carron oil
/ ˈæə /
noun
- an ointment of limewater and linseed oil, formerly used to treat burns
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carron oil1
First recorded in 1880–85; named after Carron, Scotland, where it was used for treatment of ironworks laborers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carron oil1
C19: named after Carron, Scotland, where it was used among the ironworkers
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Dan, do creep down to the surgery, and bring up the bottle of carron oil.
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