| 单词 | root doctor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroot doctor root doctor n. U.S. regional (chiefly southern) a person who uses roots and other plant-based medicines for healing purposes; (also) a person who casts spells using roots (cf. root worker n.).The distinction between a conjuror and a healer is not always clear-cut, esp. in southern African-American use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > alternative practitioner > [noun] > herbalist proalizer1577 herbalist1592 herbist1611 herbister1623 signaturist1646 curandero1801 root doctor1814 curandera1821 herb-doctor1854 herb-doctressa1864 herbologist1929 sinseh1972 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > using plants > one who uses root doctor1814 root worker1896 1814 S. Henry New & Compl. Amer. Med. Family Herbal 347 Two ounces of life root (which is known only by the root doctors,) pulverized. 1890 N.Y. Age 19 Apr. 1/1 Carmier was what people call down here a root doctor... He..made his living curing the sick and selling his medicine. 1900 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 13 228 People git conjur from the root-doctors and one root-doctor often works against another. 1962 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 75 315 She finally went to a root doctor and was informed that her husband and three women had placed a spell upon her. 2004 T. Zepke Best Ghost Tales of S. Carolina 151 With the advances of modern medicine, the herbal remedies promised by root doctors are frowned upon. < as lemmas |
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