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Definition of Doctoring
1. doctor [v] - See also: doctor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctoring
Literary usage of Doctoring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Theatrical Management in the West and South for Thirty Years by Solomon Smith (1868)
"On one of the several trips I made on the river, I had a little experience which
I will now relate : Doctoring and Piloting. Western men will remember the ..."
2. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut Council of Safety, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1885)
"William Wells, Esqr, of Glastenbury exhibited his account of sundries expended
in supporting and doctoring Juda How, a transient woman, amounting to £1 12 6 ..."
3. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including by Isabella Lucy Bird (1888)
"A Fantastic Jumble—The "Quiver " of Poverty—The Water-shed—From Bad to Worse—The
Rice Planter's Holiday—A Diseased Crowd—Amateur Doctoring—Want of ..."
4. Adventures in Swaziland: The Story of a South African Boer by Owen Rowe O'Neil (1921)
"... and I soon found myself whiling away the tedium of waiting for the coronation
by running down evidence of the art of "witch-doctoring. ..."
5. Problems of the Finishing Room: A Reference and Formula Manual for Furniture by Walter Karl Schmidt (1916)
""Doctoring" FORMULAS. opportune time for this experiment is during the freezing
weather, as a lower and a more steady cold can be obtained. ..."
6. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1873)
"Purple and White, Ditch Digger, Pratt's, Doctoring Sick Animals, Domestic Economy
Door Latches should be Oiled Door Knobs, To Clean, Door-Yards. ..."
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