thoroughwort

[ thur-oh-wurt, -wawrt, -uh-wurt, -uh-wawrt, thuhr- ]

/ ˈθɜr oʊˌwɜrt, -wɔrt, -əˌwɜrt, -əˌwɔrt, ˈθʌr- /

boneset.

Origin of thoroughwort

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; thorough + wort²

Says I, "Cease instantly, or my sickness will increase; for such talk is like thoroughwort or lobelia to my moral stomach."

Sweet Cicely |Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley
O, there is nothing equal to thoroughwort for keeping out the cold.

The Funny Side of Physic |A. D. Crabtre
He was not feeling very well; his head was dizzy, and his wife had given him a bowl of thoroughwort and ordered him not to work.

Pembroke |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
But first she started the kitchen fire, and made another bowl of thoroughwort tea for Mehitable.

Young Lucretia and Other Stories |Mary E. Wilkins

To be given in thoroughwort tea, to which may be added a very small portion of ginger.

The American Reformed Cattle Doctor |George Dadd