Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of moistening and rubbing a part of the body with a liniment or lotion.
- noun A liniment or lotion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of moistening and rubbing a bruised or injured part with some liquid substance.
- noun The liquid with which an affected part is rubbed; a fomentation; liniment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.
- noun The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
moistening andrubbing adiseased part withspirit ,oil , etc. - noun The
liquid orlotion with which anaffected part isrubbed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
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Examples
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First of all, the Tour of Flanders will take place, which means that the types of people who are really into romantic images of suffering and "embrocation" will hold Belgian-themed viewing parties.
BSNYC Fridaculous Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Cory Burns, at 0: 14: 09 embrocation cycling journal elite
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Y'know, Anon 1:11, I had to look embrocation up myself.
Laying it On Thick: Your Epidermis is Showing BikeSnobNYC 2010
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A Rapha bike-share would work a lot differently--it would consist of a bunch of NAHBS-approved road bikes and a soap dispenser that pumps embrocation, and you wouldn't be able to return the bike and get your deposit back until you'd ridden at least 130 miles and submitted a bunch of black-and-white photos as well as at least 500 words of florid prose.
Cracks in the Sidewalk: The Future of Bike-Sharing BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Which might make your photo-essay on embrocation usage even more insightful!
Laying it On Thick: Your Epidermis is Showing BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Cory Burns, at 0: 11: 38 embrocation cycling journal elite
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Cory Burns, at 0: 00: 00 embrocation cycling journal elite
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Is there an embrocation you recommend to cover the scent of banana peels and old one dollar bills from a bike thong?
BSNYC Friday Fun Conspiracy! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Cory Burns, at 0: 14: 09 embrocation cycling journal elite
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Give me 'shaved leg goodness', freshly washed lycra and the pervading smell of embrocation anytime.
Midnight Oil: How Can We Sleep When Our Beds Are Burning? BikeSnobNYC 2010
chained_bear commented on the word embrocation
usage note on turpeth
March 11, 2008
qms commented on the word embrocation
The Donald's frail feelings will bruise
If journos do aught but enthuse
His best embrocation
For such irritation
Is persistent cries of "fake news!"
March 6, 2017