What is strengthening; supporting; corroborating. Bacon. -- n. Anything which gives strength or support; a tonic. The brain, with its proper corroborants, especially with sweet odors and with music. Southey called?
corroborant — Strengthening; supporting; corroborating. Bacon. -- n. Anything which gives strength or support; a tonic. The brain, with its proper corroborants, especially with sweet odors and with music. Southey. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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