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Webster 1913 Edition

Lambative

Lam′ba-tive

,
Adj.
[L.
lambere
to lick. See
Lambent
.]
Taken by licking with the tongue.
“Sirups and lambative medicines.”
Sir T. Browne.

Lam′ba-tive

,
Noun.
A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.
Wiseman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lambative

LAM'BATIVE

,
Adj.
[L. lambo, to lick.]
Taken by licking. [Little used.]

LAM'BATIVE

,
Noun.
A medicine taken by licking with the tongue.

Definition 2025

lambative

lambative

English

Adjective

lambative ‎(not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
    • Sir Thomas Brown
      Syrups and lambative medicines.

Noun

lambative ‎(plural lambatives)

  1. (archaic) A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.
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Etymology

Latin lambere ‎(“to lick”).

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