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chalybeate

(adj): containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
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6 months ago chained_bear said:

"He glanced at the measures recommended: diet low but not too low, bleeding of course, cupping, saline purgatives, emetics, camphorated vinegar, the strait waistcoat, blistering the head, chalybeate waters, the cold bath; and closed the book."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 281

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