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Doctor (The)

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The cook on board ship, who “doctors” the food. Any adulterated or doctored beverage; hence the mixture of milk, water, nutmeg, and a little rum, is called Doctor; the two former ingredients being “doctored” by the two latter.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Do up (To)
Doab (Indian)
Dobbin
Dobbins (Humphrey)
Dobby’s Walk
Docetes
Dock-Alfar
Dock-side Lumper (A)
Dock Warrant (A)
Doctor
Doctor (The)
Doctor (The)
Doctored Dice
Dr. Diafoirus
Dr. Dove
Dr. Fell
Doctor Mirabilis
Doctor My-Book
Dr. Rezio
Dr. Sangrado
Doctor Slop