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单词 medicine show
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medicine show


noun

a traveling troupe, especially in the late 1800s, offering entertainment in order to attract customers for the patent medicines or purported cures proffered for sale.

Origin of medicine show

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Words nearby medicine show

medicine dance, Medicine Hat, medicine lodge, medicine man, medicine shop, medicine show, medicine wheel, medicine woman, medick, medico, medicochirurgical
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