allopath
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of allopath
1820–30; < German, back formation from Allopathie allopathy
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The allopath travels around a race-track in the opposite direction from the disease, and thwarts it through a head-on collision.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor
He puts your rule the other way, and gets the best patient he can, no matter whether he is a homoeopath or an allopath.
From The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
"You are a pretty broad-minded allopath," said Quincy, "to give such a sweeping recommendation to a quack."
From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Charles Felton Pidgin
“We are not supposed to like medicine,” declared Aunty Rose, being a confirmed allopath.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
This is a required step because we see the cause of disease and its consequent cure in a very different manner than the allopath.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
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