in a general sense, denotes old lard, or the dregs and harden of any fat in the bodies of animals; but more properly it signifies only hog's lard.

Axungia Vitri, Sandover, or Salt of Glaze, a kind of salt which separates from the glaze 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 it is sometimes applied to running ulcers, the herpes, or the itch, by way of desiccative.

AXYRIS: A genus of the triandria order, belonging to the monoeica clas of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 12th order, Holaraces. The calyx of the male is tripartite; it has no corolla. The calyx of the female consists of two leaves; it has two stamens and one seed. The species are four, none of them natives of Britain.