SCARBOROUGH, MINERAL WATERS OF
\skˈɑːbʌɹə], \skˈɑːbʌɹə], \s_k_ˈɑː_b_ʌ_ɹ_ə]\
Definitions of SCARBOROUGH, MINERAL WATERS OF
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A celebrated English chalybeate, at Scarborough, in Yorkshire. One of the springs is a simple, carbonated chalybeate, like that of Tunbridge: the other has an admixture of purging salt. Scarborough, having the additional advantage of sea-bathing, is much frequented by invalids.
By Robley Dunglison
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