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poultice Definition


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poultice
noun
    1. medicine.
      A hot, semi-liquid mixture spread on a bandage and applied to the skin to reduce inflammation or to help a boil, etc to come to a head.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin pultes, plural of puls thick porridge.



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