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Sawbones (noun)
sawbones [saw-bohnz]

noun, plural sawbones, sawboneses. (used with a singular verb) Slang.
1. a surgeon or physician.

See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com

Origin: 1830-40; saw + bone + -s

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