[ad. L. vomitōri-us, f. vomĕre to VOMIT: see -ORY2.]
1. Of or pertaining to vomiting.
1620. Venner, Via Recta, vi. 103. Their healing, cutting, attenuating and vomitorie facultie.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., II. v. 86. Its Regulus will manifestly communicate unto water, or wine, a purging and vomitory operation.
1672. Grew, Idea Philos. Hist. Plants, § 7. Whence one [faculty] becomes Purgative, another Vomitory, a third Diaphoretick.
1701. C. Wolley, Jrnl. New York (1860), 61. If we will believe the ingenious Dr. Carr,… there is an Emetick Vomitory vertue in the Sea-water it self.
1849. Blackw. Mag., LXVI. 684. Vomitory agonies, and spasms of the diaphragm.
2. Efficacious in promoting vomiting; causing vomiting; emetic.
1634. T. Johnson, Parey’s Chirurg., Wks. XXVI. v. (1678), 632. Agarick, and other nauseous and vomitory Medicins.
1662. J. Chandler, Van Helmont’s Oriat., 228. A Physitian of the City offers him a vomitory potion, whereby he vomited twice every day.
1684. trans. Bonet’s Merc. Compit., VI. 212. After taking a Medicine, whether sudorifick or vomitory.
1706. Phillips (ed. Kersey).
1859. Mayne, Expos. Lex., 1337/2. Vomitorius,… causing vomiting; emetic;… vomitory.
