Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw in the bark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: throw in the bark
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To administer quinine.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The physician dined that day at Mr Allworthy's; and having after dinner visited his patient, he returned to the company, and told them, that he had now the satisfaction to say, with assurance, that his patient was out of all danger: that he had brought his fever to a perfect intermission, and doubted not by throwing in the bark to prevent its return."
"In intermitting fevers of an obſtinate nature, I have found it necessary to throw in the bark much faſter."
"An emetic was prescribed, a perspiration broke out, and I now, with an air of confidence, began to throw in the bark, quite sanguine in my expectations of soon checking this formidable disease."

Etymology

From the fact that the bark of the cinchona tree is used to make the medicine quinine.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

throws in the bark (present, singular) throwing in the bark (participle, present) threw in the bark (past) thrown in the bark (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw in the bark mean?: To administer quinine.
Where does throw in the bark come from?: From the fact that the bark of the cinchona tree is used to make the medicine quinine.

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