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medicine show
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noun
a traveling troupe, especially in the late 1800s, offering entertainment in order to attract customers for the patent medicines or purported cures proffered for sale.
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Origin of medicine show
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Words nearby medicine show
medicine dropper, Medicine Hat, medicine lodge, medicine man, medicine shop, medicine show, medicine wheel, medicine woman, medick, medico, medicochirurgical
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