in a general sense, denotes old lard, or the driest and hardest of any fat in the bodies of animals: But, more properly, it signifies only hogs-lard.

Axungia folii, in natural history, the same with the Sileshian earth.

Axungia vitri, Sandiver, or Salt of glass, a kind of salt which separates from the glass while it is in fusion. It is of an acrimonious and biting taste. The farriers use it for cleansing the eyes of horses. It is also made use of for cleansing the teeth; and is sometimes applied to running ulcers, the herpes, or the itch, by way of desiccative.