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Meaning of CARRON OIL

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an ointment formerly used to treat burns
 
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 See Also: balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Car"ron oil\
A lotion of linseed oil and lime water, used as an
application to burns and scalds; -- first used at the Carron
iron works in Scotland.
 
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