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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