horse-doctor

He was a respectable mechanic, in a far sounder position than Mop the nominal horse-doctor; but when, before leaving her, Ned put his flat and final question, would she marry him, then and there, now or never, it was with little expectation of obtaining more than the negative she gave him.

The Fiddler of the Reels 2006

Kegi had made a study of that book: the old lord had died, cousin Kegi had succeeded to the seat at Choedri, and while his overlord had not yet responded to Reidi's bird-sent messages—nor would respond, Kegi said, until he was sure others were moving—Kegi had taken the field with nothing but that damn musty scroll for advice, that and his priest, his cook, his horse-doctor, and the men of his personal guard.

2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005

His shout was cut off as he fainted, as the flash burned and stank, and it took all Harper's strength to hold him down, but it was done and Lossow's horse-doctor nodded his satisfaction.

Sharpe's Gold Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 1981

"An old horse-doctor," they would say, "who charmed us against arrow poison."

The Bull From The Sea Renault, Mary 1962

"He hasn't been very well, lately, and I had the horse-doctor look him over."

Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Laura Lee Hope

A fellow had a complaint in his eyes, and went to a horse-doctor, saying: "Prescribe something for me."

The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 Various

At last the horse-doctor arrived, grunting and ruffling up his crest of curly black hair.

The Hippodrome Rachel Hayward

Her gal got married up wid Dr. Jago, a horse-doctor.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration

The horse-doctor said my monkey was being kept in the cage too much.

Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Laura Lee Hope

Jim Anderson, the horse-doctor, sat at his desk within.

King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923