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Definition of Herbists
1. herbist [n] - See also: herbist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herbists
Literary usage of Herbists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to Public Finance by Carl Copping Plehn (1921)
"... (5) a number of miscellaneous fees and charges of which the charges for the
inspection of pharmacists, grocers, druggists, and herbists are examples. ..."
2. The Origin of the North American Indians: With a Faithful Description of by John McIntosh (1844)
"We are told by medical men who stand high in their profession, that these Indian
herbists have, to their own knowledge, cured diseases of which they ..."
3. By Italian Seas by Ernest Peixotto (1906)
"On either hand stand little shops but six feet square, wherein squat one, two,
or even six merchants, surrounded by their wares: herbists 'mid piles of ..."
4. The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus; and the Origin of the by John McIntosh (1836)
"We are told by medical men who stand high in their profession, that these Indian
herbists have, to their own knowledge, cured diseases of which they ..."
5. Around the World: A Narrative of a Voyage in the East India Squadron Under by Robert Burts, An officer of the U. S. Navy, George C Read (1840)
"Then we came to the still better trade-shops, where the herbists and apothecaries
are established, and the fancy goods dealers, with their open shops, ..."
6. Memoir of the Rev. James MacGregor, D. D., Missionary of the General by George Patterson (1859)
"... and among them all the compounds that the skill of female herbists deemed
suitable; and through the kindness of Providence, by the next season his ..."
7. Vagabonding Down the Andes: Being the Narrative of a Journey, Chiefly Afoot by Harry Alverson Franck (1917)
"Not only is a large percentage of the retail and restaurant business in their
hands, but scores of herbolarios, " herbists," we might say, have stretched ..."
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