physic
noun
a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
physicked
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past participleof physic.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof physic.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
physicnouna medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
Example Sentences
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"Yes, they vomited and physicked me, blistered and bled me, plastered and oiled me, sweat, steamed, and everything but froze me, but without avail."
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
Being a capable needlewoman she soon had them apparelled more to her liking, and the labour physicked pain.
From Judith of the Cumberlands by Alice MacGowan
In this memorandum two indisputable items figured up over three hundred francs,—one for the doctor, the other for the apothecary who had attended and physicked Eponine and Azelma through two long illnesses.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
It fell away all at once, though no change was made in the diet; and yet we learn it has been physicked.
From The Dog by Dinks
Some people refuse to be bled or physicked on a Friday.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by James Grant
