POULTICING
Verb
poulticing
present participle of poultice
Source: Wiktionary
POULTICE
Poul"tice, n. Etym: [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr.
po`ltos. Cf. Pulse seeds.]
Definition: A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous
substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.;
a cataplasm. "Poultice relaxeth the pores." Bacon.
Poul"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poulticed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Poulticing.]
Definition: To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition