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throwing in the bark

throwing in the bark is the present participle and gerund of throw in the bark.

Meaning of throw in the bark

Verb

throw in the bark (third-person singular simple present throws in the bark, present participle throwing in the bark, simple past threw in the bark, past participle thrown in the bark)

  1. (obsolete) To administer quinine.
    • 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...1749, Henry Fielding, chapter IX, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book V

Questions about throwing in the bark

What is throwing in the bark the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing in the bark is the present participle and gerund of throw in the bark.

Words near throwing in the bark in the dictionary

  1. throwing good money after bad
  2. throwing hands
  3. throwing in
  4. throwing in at the deep end
  5. throwing in one's hand
  6. throwing in the bark
  7. throwing in the cards
  8. throwing in the sponge
  9. throwing in the towel
  10. throwing in with
  11. throwing it back

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