| 单词 | fasting spittle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfasting spittle fasting spittle n. now chiefly historical the saliva of a person who is fasting (typically one who has not yet eaten after waking), regarded as having therapeutic or magical powers. ΚΠ ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 393 To altre þe place with þe iuse of purseleyne..and mannes fastynge spotel [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. spotil of a fastyng man; L. saliua hominis ieiuni]. 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. lxxiii in Bulwarke of Defence Sulpher hath vertue to drie vp Scabbes being tempred with fastyng spittle, Vineger and Wines greece. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 22 If the fasting spittle of a man, fall into the iawes of a serpent, he certainly dieth thereof. 1818 Art of preserving Feet 146 The principle upon which it acts has been known to be successfully employed with respect to warts, by rubbing them with fasting spittle. 1905 East London Advertiser 5 Aug. 6/1 Probably the commonest cure for corns is to anoint them with fasting spittle. 2004 G. Hatfield Encycl. Folk Med. 328/2 So-called fasting spittle, the first saliva in the mouth on waking, is supposed to have particular virtues in healing warts and ringworm. < as lemmas |
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