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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAMBATIVE

a.[L. lambo, to lick. ] Taken by licking. [Little used. ]

 

LAMBATIVE

n.A medicine taken by licking with the tongue.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LAMBATIVE

Lam "ba *tive, a. Etym: [L. lambere to lick. See Lambent. ]

 

Defn: Taken by licking with the tongue. "Sirups and lambative medicines." Sir T. Browne.

 

LAMBATIVE

LAMBATIVE Lam "ba *tive, n.

 

Defn: A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture. Wiseman.