单词 | house call |
释义 | > as lemmashouse call house call n. a visit made to a patient in his or her own home by a doctor; (in extended use) a similar visit made by some other specialist. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > practice of healing art > [noun] > consultation session > in patient's home visit1719 home visit1750 house call1899 1899 Yale Med. Jrnl. Jan. 152 Our regular fees, which are, one dollar per office call, one dollar per physical examination and two dollars per house call. 1960 R. H. Blum Managem. Doctor–Patient Relationship ix. 203 The readiness of the physician to make house calls is important to patients. 1973 R. C. Dennis Sweat of Fear xii. 85 I opened the door, and there she was... I said, ‘Doctor, I didn't know you made house calls.’ 1986 Sunday Express Mag. 15 Dec. 25/1 There they all are, rushing about doing their house calls. ‘Do come in, vicar. Will you have a glass of sherry?’ 2009 N.Y. Mag. 3 Aug. 14/2 (caption) Victoria Beckham hired a personal spray-tanner who makes house calls. house call C8. In sense A. 14, with sense ‘of or relating to the game of house or bingo’, as house call, house-caller, etc. ΚΠ 1917 A. G. Empey From Fire Step 126 As soon as the estaminet is sufficiently crowded the proprietors of the ‘House Game’ get busy. 1945 Gen 30 June 27/1 The house-caller announced that the amount of the house was two and a half piastres short of ten pounds. 1951 Amer. Speech 26 99/1 The man who runs the game is spoken of as the ‘house’ or the ‘house man’. 1994 Times (Nexis) 16 Dec. One of their cards contained a winning line for the house prize. 2007 P. W. Browning Good Guys wear Blue 2 Apart from the occasional scuffle at the local bingo hall due to a false ‘house’ call there was rarely any trouble. < as lemmas |
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