hartshorn

See also: Hartshorn

English

Etymology

From hart +‎ -s- +‎ horn.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːtshɔːn/

Noun

hartshorn (countable and uncountable, plural hartshorns)

(countable) The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia.
(dated) An aqueous solution of ammonia; smelling salts.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter XIV, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292, book IV:
  Sophia, who had tottered along with much difficulty, sunk down in her chair; but by the assistance of hartshorn and water, she was prevented from fainting away...
- 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.ii:
  Lady Teazle seeing Sir Peter in such Danger—ran out of the Room in strong Hysterics—and Charles after her calling out for Hartshorn and Water!

Derived terms

Barton Hartshorn
hartshorn salt
salt of hartshorn
spirits of hartshorn

Translations

the antler of a hart

Bulgarian: еленов рог (elenov rog)
Russian: ^{(please verify)} оле́ний рог m (olénij rog)
Swedish: hjorthorn (sv) n

An aqueous solution of ammonia

Bulgarian: амонячна сода f (amonjačna soda)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hjortetakksalt n
Swedish: hjorthornssalt (sv) n

Verb

hartshorn (third-person singular simple present hartshorns, present participle hartshorning, simple past and past participle hartshorned)

(transitive) To revive with hartshorn smelling salts.
- 1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], OCLC 633494058, chapter 19:
  Accordingly, after a vast amount of moaning and crying up-stairs, and much damping of foreheads, and vinegaring of temples, and hartshorning of noses, and so forth […]