sawbones en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From saw + bones.
Meanings
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(slang) A surgeon.
"That is wicked, or rather, villainous: Queen Madásima was a very distinguished lady, and it should not be assumed that so high a princess would become the paramour of a sawbones or a quack, and whoever believes the contrary is lying, like the base scoundrel he is.
Part 1 published in 1605, Part 2 in 1615, translated in 2003, Miguel de Cervantes and translated by Edith Grossman, Don Quixote, page 189:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sawbones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sawboneses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
bg касапин (surgeon (slang)) · ru костопра́в (surgeon (slang)) · fi puukkotohtori (surgeon (slang)) · it segaossa (surgeon (slang)) · de Knochensäger (surgeon (slang))