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linctus|ˈlɪŋktəs|
Pl. linctuses.
[a. L. linctus a licking, f. lingĕre to lick.]
A medicine to be licked up with the tongue.
1681tr. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Vocab., Linctus, a medicine that is to be lick'd with the tongue. 1704F. Fuller Med. Gymn. (1718) 78 The Lozenge and Linctus are in every Bodies hand. 1741Compl. Fam.-Piece i. i. 2 Balsams, Linctus's, Pectorals. 1749Short Hist. Air, etc. I. 222 Slippery, thickening, Linctuses were found of most Service. 1812Crabbe Flirtation Wks. 1834 V. 276 I've heard of pangs that tender folks endure But not that linctuses and blisters cure. |