tooth-drawer

A surgeon of some eminence now appeared, who did not decline tooth-drawing, though he certainly would have been offended with the appellation of tooth-drawer no less than his brethren, the members of that venerable body, would be with that of barber, since the late separation between those long-united companies, by which, if the surgeons have gained much, the barbers are supposed to have lost very little.

The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon 2004

I despatched therefore a servant into Wapping to bring in haste the best tooth-drawer he could find.

The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon 2004

Ingratitude is an effort to recover our own esteem by getting rid of our esteem for our benefactor, whom we look upon as a sort of tooth-drawer, that has cured us of one pain by inflicting another.

For Auld Lang Syne Ray Woodward

This loud speech, coming from a man of so formidable an appearance, somewhat daunted the disloyal party, and they fell into a sullen silence, which enabled Alleyne to hear something of the talk which was going on in the further corner between the physician, the tooth-drawer and the gleeman.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

"It seems indeed to be a goodly service," said the tooth-drawer.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

"It seems indeed to be a goodly service," said the tooth-drawer.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

The tooth-drawer and the gleeman called for a cup of small ale apiece, and started off together for Ringwood fair, the old jongleur looking very yellow in the eye and swollen in the face after his overnight potations.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

"It seems indeed to be a goodly service," said the tooth-drawer.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

The tooth-drawer and the gleeman called for a cup of small ale apiece, and started off together for Ringwood fair, the old jongleur looking very yellow in the eye and swollen in the face after his overnight potations.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

This loud speech, coming from a man of so formidable an appearance, somewhat daunted the disloyal party, and they fell into a sullen silence, which enabled Alleyne to hear something of the talk which was going on in the further corner between the physician, the tooth-drawer and the gleeman.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902