Meaning of throw in the bark | Babel Free

Definitions

To administer quinine.

obsolete

Examples

“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.”

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