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Rhusma

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A mixtire of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, - used in the depilation of hides.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rhusma'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rhusma.html. 1828.