Definition of Doctoring

1. Verb. (present participle of doctor) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Doctoring

1. doctor [v] - See also: doctor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctoring

doctoral
doctoral thesis
doctorally
doctorands
doctorate
doctorates
doctored
doctorer
doctorers
doctoress
doctoresses
doctorfish
doctorfishes
doctorhood
doctorial
doctoring (current term)
doctorish
doctorishness
doctorless
doctorlike
doctorly
doctors
doctors make the worst patients
doctorship
doctorships
doctorspeak
doctour
doctours
doctourship
doctress

Literary usage of Doctoring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theatrical Management in the West and South for Thirty Years by Solomon Smith (1868)
"On one of the several trips I made on the river, I had a little experience which I will now relate : doctoring and Piloting. Western men will remember the ..."

2. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut Council of Safety, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1885)
"William Wells, Esqr, of Glastenbury exhibited his account of sundries expended in supporting and doctoring Juda How, a transient woman, amounting to £1 12 6 ..."

3. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including by Isabella Lucy Bird (1888)
"A Fantastic Jumble—The "Quiver " of Poverty—The Water-shed—From Bad to Worse—The Rice Planter's Holiday—A Diseased Crowd—Amateur doctoring—Want of ..."

4. Adventures in Swaziland: The Story of a South African Boer by Owen Rowe O'Neil (1921)
"... and I soon found myself whiling away the tedium of waiting for the coronation by running down evidence of the art of "witch-doctoring. ..."

5. Problems of the Finishing Room: A Reference and Formula Manual for Furniture by Walter Karl Schmidt (1916)
""doctoring" FORMULAS. opportune time for this experiment is during the freezing weather, as a lower and a more steady cold can be obtained. ..."

6. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1873)
"Purple and White, Ditch Digger, Pratt's, doctoring Sick Animals, Domestic Economy Door Latches should be Oiled Door Knobs, To Clean, Door-Yards. ..."

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