Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
creosote .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
creosote .
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- noun Archaic form of
creosote .
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Examples
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That is why RR ties in North America are typically creasote treated softwoods such as pine or fir.
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Tall Palo Verde "trees" dotted the landscape along with plants with names like creasote and Indigo bushes and mormon tea, and all forms of cacti-pencil cholla, barrel, Christmas and prickly pear cactus, as well as velvet mesquite.
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Tall Palo Verde "trees" dotted the landscape along with plants with names like creasote and Indigo bushes and mormon tea, and all forms of cacti-pencil cholla, barrel, Christmas and prickly pear cactus, as well as velvet mesquite.
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Softening of the horn and consequent lessening of pressure may then be brought about by the use of oil, oil and glycerine, tincture of creasote, or by poulticing.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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For deodorising vessels which have contained the essences of turpentine, creasote, assafetida, or other such drugs, it [380] will answer to introduce some bruised Mustard-seed, and then a little water, shaking the vessel well for a minute or more, and afterwards rinsing it out with plenty of water.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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[581] Tar yields pyroligneous acid, oil of tar, and pitch: as well as guiacol and creasote.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Peppermint oil combined with creasote and glycerine, have become used most successfully, even when cavities exist in the lungs, with copious bacillary expectoration.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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"We must take care that he does not now bring us to the place where the creasote-barrel came from," I observed.
The Sign of the Four Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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Clearly, the pungent smell of the creasote rose high above all other contending scents.
The Sign of the Four Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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The staves of the barrel and the wheels of the trolley were smeared with a dark liquid, and the whole air was heavy with the smell of creasote.
The Sign of the Four Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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