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poultice - Dictionary definition and meaning for poultice

POULTICE

(noun) a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
synonyms : cataplasm , plaster
A bread poultice is a nice easy way to get thorns or glass out of a child's foot. -added by Administrator

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Bandaging on poultices
(verb) dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
synonyms : plaster
The doctor instructed the farmer to poultice his horse’s leg with a clay poultice to reduce the swelling. -added by naila_inlas

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(Tag: Global) poultICE contains word ICE.Ice in itself is a soothing substance which when applied on inflammation alleviates the pain.So poultice is applying ice on inflammation.
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(Tag: Layman's language) sounds like put ice! for the dumasses who don't know what this means ice helps soothe pain
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(Tag: ) simple in a poultary farm teh hen is killed and made to chicken but in a poultice farm the hen is treated of injuries and its health improved .....
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