unguent: an odorous semisolid concoction of
wax, fat or petroleum jelly (liquefying at body
temperature and often containing
medication) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation.
After he pulled his damp birches from his sweaty (__X__) he spread an unguent to soothe the chafing. Aahh!
Door to door sales of the unguent advertised in the back of "BoysLife" proved dismal; the young sales lad said, "It doesn'
t sell like 'hotcakes' at all; it sells like
mud!'