rosin

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ROS'IN, noun s as z. [This is only a different orthography of resin. Latin resina. See Resin.] 1. Inspissated turpentine, a juice of the pine. 2. Any inspissated matter of vegetables that dissolves in spirit of wine. ROS'IN, verb transitive To rub with rosin
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