risings

rising ppl, vbl n . . . when I was growing up my mother made "poultices" out of bread crumbs to cure such things as "risings" and "boils". Those were usually made extremely hot and so raised a great deal of resentment when they were placed on the infected area. JH 6/71...

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Summary:rising ppl, vbl n . . . when I was growing up my mother made "poultices" out of bread crumbs to cure such things as "risings" and "boils". Those were usually made extremely hot and so raised a great deal of resentment when they were placed on the infected area. JH 6/71 Used I Not used Edit5 Withdrawn [see 'witlow', 'rizen finger' etc.]