mustard plaster

noun

Definition of mustard plaster

: a counterirritant and rubefacient plaster containing powdered mustard

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For colds, her parents applied mustard plasters, and her Norwegian father made her and her brother hot water, sugar and whiskey at bedtime, to keep coughs in check. — Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, "Nightcaps and further childhood cures," 3 Jan. 2018 Everyone in Russia knows about treatment by mustard plaster, an old-fashioned remedy. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "The Grave-Hunter, Hunted," 11 Oct. 2017

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mustard plaster

noun

: a counterirritant and rubefacient plaster containing powdered mustard

— called also mustard paper