rosin the violin bow. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The Vulgate has resinam, rendered "rosin" in the Douay. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The bark of the root contains a kind of rosin or sticky substance, which in taste is something like pine rosin. From Wordnik.com. [The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory.] Reference
I remember a Mark O'Connor fiddle workshop many years back where someone seriously asked him what kind of rosin he used. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
Unsaponifiable matter is present in rosin in varying amounts. From Wordnik.com. [The Handbook of Soap Manufacture] Reference
Literally rosin, resinae; but here by that name is meant balm. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 01: Genesis The Challoner Revision] Reference
'Yes, about a thousand barrels of rosin; but the river is low. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
A little rosin may be added and a thick sprinkling of cut wire. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
One ounce white rosin; one half ounce gum sandarac; one half ounce. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
The native motioned me to a seat on a rosin-barrel, as he replied. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time] Reference
Take of gum sandrack 4 ounces; mastic 1 ounce; Elmi rosin 1/2 ounce. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
In the pit was a quantity of rosin sufficient to fill a thousand barrels. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time] Reference
My way of making wax is, I take two pounds of rosin, one pound of beeswax and half. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
Take equal parts of gum damar and white rosin and just enough Persian blue to color it. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
Cheaper pale soaps may be made from lower grades of tallow and rosin and are generally silicated. From Wordnik.com. [The Handbook of Soap Manufacture] Reference
Col. Sober: I prefer mutton tallow; two pounds of rosin, one of beeswax and half a pound of tallow. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
He uses a mixture of high grade rosin, beeswax and pine gum with which pieces of cloth are saturated. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923] Reference
Sizing: Not more than 2 p.ct. rosin, and finished with the normal acidity of pure alum; starch excluded. From Wordnik.com. [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference
On the sombre facade were sealed those bronze rings which formerly, on festival nights, held rosin torches. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Take of nitrate of potash and rosin, each six drachms; mix, and divide in three powders; one to be given daily. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Two pieces of 8-pound sheet lead, 6 by 10 inches each; one bar of 1/2 and 1/2 solder; paste, paper, and rosin. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
For tempering small steel springs, they may be plunged into a fish oil which has a small amount of rosin and tallow. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
Take one ounce white lead; half ounce gum arabic, in the impalpable powder; half ounce white rosin, in the fine powder. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
Or this, mixed: rosin, two ounces; spirits of turpentine, one ounce; red precipitate, one-half an ounce; lard, two ounces. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Should the image be in half-tints, it would be advisable to apply a grain of rosin on the gelatine film just before etching. From Wordnik.com. [Photographic Reproduction Processes] Reference
Seating myself on a rosin barrel, I quietly finished my segar, and was about lighting another, when Jim made his appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time] Reference
Taking a specimen of very clear light-colored rosin from a shelf in the still-house, I asked him what that quality was worth. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time] Reference
The oil of turpentine is obtained by distillation; and rosin is the remainder of the turpentine, after the oil is distilled from it. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
Juda and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants with the best corn: they set forth balm, and honey, and oil and rosin in thy fairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 31: Ezechiel The Challoner Revision] Reference
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