Weapon-salve

//ˈwɛpən salv// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of ointment formerly applied to a weapon, believed to heal a wound caused by that weapon. historical

    "One of his great enthusiasms was for a "sympathetic" weapon salve, an idea originating in Paracelsus."

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"One of his great enthusiasms was for a "sympathetic" weapon salve, an idea originating in Paracelsus."

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