| 单词 | charitable or public dispensary |
| 释义 | > as lemmascharitable or public dispensary 1. A place, room, or shop, in which medicines are dispensed; an apothecary's shop. spec. A charitable institution, where medicines are dispensed and medical advice given gratis, or for a small charge ( charitable or public dispensary). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > [noun] > pharmacist's premises > dispensary dispensatory1597 dispensary1699 1699 S. Garth Dispensary (ed. 2) Pref. The Dispensary, being an Apartment in the College set up for the Relief of the Sick Poor. 1702 (title) The necessity and usefulness of the Dispensaries lately set up by the College of Physicians in London, for the use of the sick poor. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 199 [Venice treacle] can never be got genuine except here, at the original Dispensary. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London I. iii. 58 In the discharge of his duty as physician to a dispensary. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals II. iv. 86 A Merchant..founded.. a gratuitous dispensary for the monks. 1874 J. C. Geikie Life in Woods (ed. 2) xvii. 291 He gave me some stuff from a dispensary. < as lemmas |
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