barber-surgeon
[ bahr-ber-sur-juhn ]
noun
(formerly) a barber practicing surgery and dentistry.
Origin of barber-surgeon
1First recorded in 1675–85
Words Nearby barber-surgeon
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How to use barber-surgeon in a sentence
Finding himself scarcely able to stand, he at length appealed to a barber-surgeon, who drew 16 oz.
The Life of George Borrow | Herbert JenkinsIs ninety-seven and three months, signor; a great age, truly, responded the barber-surgeon.
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf | George W. M. ReynoldsThe son of a tailor, he obtained his first medical knowledge in the shop of a barber-surgeon.
Emboldened by success he entered a third, which it appeared belonged to the barber-surgeon of the village.
Letters of George Borrow | George BorrowMr. Elmwood also brought out a barber surgeon to see young Kenton, a thing which his sister would not have dared to propose.
Under the Storm | Charlotte M. Yonge
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