ROSIN

n. v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony. Rosin oil, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree, -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc.

2.
v.

To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin. Or with the rosined bow torment the string. Gay.


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