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gum water

gum water noun: a remedy for coughs and stomach complaints, made from boiling water and gum arabic.

Noun

gum water (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A remedy for coughs and stomach complaints, made from boiling water and gum arabic.
    • The 24th, erysipelas of the face, red tongue, thirst, hot skin, pulse frequent. (Diet, sweetened gum-water.)1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 189

Forms of gum water

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Questions about gum water

What does gum water mean?
Gum water means a remedy for coughs and stomach complaints, made from boiling water and gum arabic.
What part of speech is gum water?
Gum water is a noun.

Words near gum water in the dictionary

  1. gum tree
  2. gum trees
  3. gum turpentine
  4. gum up
  5. gum up the works
  6. gum water
  7. gum-dammar
  8. gum-dammer
  9. gum-digger
  10. gum-diggers
  11. gum-digging

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