herb doctor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of herb doctor
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The most famous herb doctor of southern Paraguay, his reputation as a curandero rivals that of Mariano Miguel Campos, who wields his herbs at Yhu in the northwest forests.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The charlatan, the deceiver, the herb doctor, the cheater," thundered Dr. Guard, "is in your midst."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Oh, yes, I remember now Biddy did say that her Granny was a herb doctor."
From Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned by Ernest Thompson Seton
An herb doctor settled at Green Grove and used herbs for tea and poultices and cured him.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 by Work Projects Administration
Years ago, so they say, he was an herb doctor, but he didn't have a certificate, or something like that, so the authorities drove him out of business.
From The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall by Edward Stratemeyer
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