rhob

Noun

rob (uncountable)

1. A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
   • [I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar.1749, [Thomas Short], “10th, Of Feverish Heat”, in A General Chronological History of the Air, volume II, T[homas] Longman, A[ndrew] Millar, →OCLC, pages 512–513

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