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BEECH-OIL

Volume 3 · 57 words · 1810 Edition

an oil drawn by expression from the mast of the beech-tree, after it has been floured and pounded. This oil is very common in Picardy, and used there and in other parts of France instead of butter; but most of those who take a great deal of it complain of pains and a heaviness in the stomach.