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ooze noun A salve or syrupy substance rendered from bark and other plant substances for topical medicinal use or for dyeing.

1937 Hyatt Kiverlid 45 The best thing fer a snake bite is strong ooze biled from rattle snakemaster. 1957 Broaddus Vocab Estill Co KY 54 = the syrup made by boiling down medicinal herbs. 1973 GSMNP-76:23 We'd dig the roots of a big bunch of [may apple]. They'd beat it up and cook it down to a strong ooze. Well then, they'd put some sugar in it. After we got it down thick, like you boil molasses down till they get thick, you know, that’s the way we do this.

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