herb doctor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of herb doctor
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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"The charlatan, the deceiver, the herb doctor, the cheater," thundered Dr. Guard, "is in your midst."
From Time Magazine Archive
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 old herb doctor picked up any strange plant that he could find and tried it on any sick man that would let him.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
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 Stratemeyer, Edward
So Billy left the house and hurried over to find Aunt Polly Woodchuck—an old lady who was a famous herb doctor.
From The Tale of Billy Woodchuck by Smith, Harry L.
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