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Salve bug

Salve \Salve\ (?; 277), n. [AS. sealf ointment; akin to LG. salwe, D. zalve, zalf, OHG. salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salfva, Goth. salb[=o]n to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) ? oil, ? butter, Skr. sarpis clarified butter. [root]155, 29

  1. ] 1. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.
    --Chaucer.

  2. A soothing remedy or antidote.

    Counsel or consolation we may bring. Salve to thy sores.
    --Milton.

    Salve bug (Zo["o]l.), a large, stout isopod crustacean ( [AE]ga psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.

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salve bug

n. (context obsolete English) A large, stout isopod crustacean (''Aega psora''), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, and formerly used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve.