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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BONESETTER

BONESETTER Bone "set *ter, n.

 

Defn: One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones. -- Bone "set *ting, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bonesetter

bone set ter |ˈbōnˌsetər ˈboʊnsɛtər | ▶noun historical a person, typically not formally qualified, who sets broken or dislocated bones.

 

Oxford Dictionary

bonesetter

bone-setter ▶noun historical a person, usually not formally qualified, who set broken or dislocated bones.