scouring drops (skouringdrops)

pl. mixture in equal quantities of e ential oil of turpentine and oil of lemon-peel, used to remove stains of grease, paint, fruit, etc., from cloth. scouring-machine (skour'ing-ma-shen"), n. In woolen - manuf., a machine for cleansing the cloth from oil and dirt. It consists of two large rollers by means of which the cloth is pa ed through a trough containing dung and stale urine. Compare scour ing -stock. scouring-rush (skour'ing-rush), n. One of the horsetails, Equisetum hiemale: so called on account of its silicious coating, being used domestically and in the arts to polish wood and even metals. Other species may to some extent be so employed and named. E. hiemale is reputed diuretic, and is used to some extent for dropsical diseases, etc. Also called shave-gra , and, as imported into England from the Netherlands, Dutch rush. See Equisetum, horse - pipe, pewter wort.