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oleum ricini

castor oil

also: касторовое масло

Latin medical term for castor oil, a harsh folk purgative; the joke turns on butter (maslo) consumed to excess during Maslenitsa being followed by the laxative oil needed to recover.

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Maslenitsa Rules of Discipline Stories · 1 mention

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