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toothpuller
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
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English
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The Toothpuller
, c. 1607/1608, attributed to
Caravaggio
.
Etymology
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tooth
+
puller
Noun
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toothpuller
(
plural
toothpullers
)
(
historical
)
A person who would
extract
teeth
for a small charge at
fairs
, etc.
Translations
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person who extracts teeth
Catalan:
arrencaqueixals
m
or
f
Dutch:
tandentrekker
m
Fijian:
dauveicavubati
Finnish:
hampaan
vetäjä
,
hampaan
kiskoja
French:
arracheur de dents
m
German:
Zahnzieher
m
Portuguese:
tiradentes
Spanish:
sacamuelas