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noun
A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English oximel, from Late Latin oxymel, oxymeli (“acid and honey”), from Ancient Greek ὀξύμελι (oxúmeli).
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
