gum water en · NOUN
Meanings
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(dated, uncountable) A remedy for coughs and stomach complaints, made from boiling water and gum arabic.
The 24th, erysipelas of the face, red tongue, thirst, hot skin, pulse frequent. (Diet, sweetened gum-water.)
1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 189:
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