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Meaning of LAMBATIVE

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Lam"ba*tive\, a. [L. lambere to lick. See {Lambent}.]
    Taken by licking with the tongue. ``Sirups and lambative
    medicines.'' --Sir T. Browne.
    
    
  2. \Lam"ba*tive\, n.
    A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.
    --Wiseman.
    
    
 

 

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