thoroughwort

[ thur-oh-wurt, -wawrt, -uh-wurt, -uh-wawrt, thuhr- ]

noun

1. boneset.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thoroughwort¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; thorough + wort ²

Example Sentences

I suppose she thought my guilt would bring its own punishment, for she probably knew the thoroughwort would make me sick.

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O, there is nothing equal to thoroughwort for keeping out the cold.

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But dont forget to first take a dose of the thoroughwort syrup.

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Says I, "Cease instantly, or my sickness will increase; for such talk is like thoroughwort or lobelia to my moral stomach."

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The first person he met was Miss Persis Tame, who turned her back and fell to picking thoroughwort blossoms as he came up.

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