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styptic pencil

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styptic pencil
n.
A short medicated stick, often of alum, applied to a cut to check bleeding.

styptic pencil
n
(Medicine) a styptic agent in the form of a small stick, for application to razor nicks, etc.
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styptic pencil
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Bleeding like the proverbial stuck pig and leaving horrified shoppers aghast in my gory wake, I made it to Boots clutching a wad of tissues to my chin and asked for a Styptic Pencil.
5 oz) 2 Triple antibiotic ointment (1/32 oz) 2 After bite wipes (insect) 1 Adhesive tape (1 x 1 yd) 6 Gauze pads (2 x 2) 1 Self adherent bandage (3 x 5) 5 Cotton balls 4 Cotton swabs (3") 1 Instant cold pack 1 Styptic pencil 1 Pair Latex gloves 1 Animal First Aid Guide 1 Human First Aid Guide Seems like a good investment, to me
If Hatton continues to fight, as he says he will, one thing he might like to reconsider is his cut-man, the chap in the corner who has the job of taking the styptic pencil and plasters to the wounds on the boxer's face, and generally rendering him suitable to fight another round.
 
 
 
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