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Epsom|ˈɛpsəm|
The name of a town in Surrey.
1. attrib. and Comb., as Epsom-water, the water of a mineral spring at Epsom; Epsom-salt (colloq. -salts), originally the salt (chiefly composed of magnesium sulphate) obtained from this water; now the popular name of magnesium sulphate however prepared.
1770tr. Cronstedt's Min. 137 This may be called English or Epsom salt. 1811A. T. Thomson Lond. Disp. ii. (1818) 245 First artificially obtained in England in 1675, from the evaporation of the water of the Epsom spring: whence it was named Epsom salt. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xv. 282 The manufacture of magnesia and Epsom salts.
2. Short for Epsom salt.
1803Ann. Rev. I. 871/1 Even allowing Mr. K. the use of the term epsom, instead of sulphat of magnesia. 1854Pharmac. Jrnl. XIII. 622 The sulphate of magnesia forming the ‘rough Epsoms’ of the alum-maker.
3. The racecourse on Epsom Downs in Surrey, where the Derby and the Oaks are run; the principal race-meeting held there.
c1810W. Hickey Mem. (1960) 326 We all went..to Epsom races. 1827P. Egan Anecdotes Turf 53 A young man had once the ambition of riding over Epsom against Dick. 1838,1867[see Derby 1 b]. 1880Trollope Duke's Children I. xvii. 202 It was impossible that Lord Silverbridge should separate himself from the Major,—at any rate till after the Epsom meeting. |