sawbones
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old-fashioned slang A medical doctor. Dr. Thompson is a professor of literature, not some sawbones. That old sawbones is always trying to get you onto some medication or another. You need rest and relaxation, that's all.
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sawbones
n. a doctor. (Folksy. Referring to someone who amputates limbs.) Call the sawbones. This is an emergency.
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