Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nourishing diet for an invalid; substantial fare; good living.
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Examples
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But Miss Galindo's prescriptions and visits cost nothing and were often backed by kitchen-physic; so, though it was true that she never came but she scolded about something or other, she was generally preferred as medical attendant to Mr. Prince.
My Lady Ludlow Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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