‖klipsweet, noun

/ˈkləpswɪət/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, klip rock, stone + sweet sweat.
hyraceum.
[1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. 22A variety of preparations, such as..inspissated renal deposit of the mountain Coney (Hyrax capensis) (which by the way is used in the form of pills as a good anti-spasmodic, under the name ‘stone-sweat’).]
1973 Y. Burgess Life to Live 29Even ‘klipsweet’, the dehydrated, tar-like residue of the urine of dassies, or rock-rabbits (who relieved themselves always, for some unknown reason, at the same place) was dissolved in boiling water and taken for the ’flu.
1975 W. Steenkamp Land of Thirst King 139Even worse to contemplate was ‘klipsweet’, the dark, puttylike layers of ancient dassie excreta the farmers gathered from fissures in the rocks. Melted in hot water, klipsweet was known as a specific for menstrual pains and other female complaints.
1989 D. Smuts Folk Remedies 58Kidney problems: (1) 2 oz klipsweet (rock rabbit or dassie secretion — ask the chemist) in 2 bottles gin. Drink a mouthful every morning and 3 mouthfuls in the evenings.
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klipspringer, nounn.klipvis, nounn.
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