Macerate near the fire three or four hours, then press out the fluid part, and mix with it six ounces of honey. This is sufficient for two doses, and may be given morning and evening. It cannot, perhaps, be too often repeated, that, unless the horse’s diet is carefully attended to, medicine will avail but little, either in chronic cough or imperfect wind.—White.
Explode, v. To drive out with noise and violence.
Explosion, s. The act of driving out anything with noise and violence.
In January, 1809, Mr. Sayers, of Cuckfield, was reloading his fowling-piece; the powder ignited (supposed from a latent spark left by the paper wadding in the barrel), and drove the powder flask, which was copper, to a considerable height in the air, and shattered it to atoms. Mr. Sayers luckily escaped with no injury, except a slight scratch on his fingers. Accidents similar to the above may be effectually prevented by using pieces of pasteboard, felt, or leather, to charge, with instead of soft paper.—Daniel.
Extensor, s. The muscle by which any limb is extended.
Extirpation, s. The act of rooting out, excision.
Extract, v. To draw out of something; to draw by chemical operation.
Exuviæ, s. Cast skin, cast shells; whatever is shed or cast off by animals.
Eyas, s. A young hawk just taken from the nest. Vide Hawk.
Eyasmusket, s. obs. A young unfledged male musket hawk.