- medicine show
- noun Date: 1903 a traveling show using entertainers to attract a crowd among which remedies or nostrums are sold
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
medicine show — ☆ medicine show n. Historical a show given by entertainers who traveled from town to town, in order to sell cure alls and nostrums … English World dictionary
Medicine show — A reenactment of a medicine show in Ringwood, Illinois Medicine shows were traveling horse and wagon teams which peddled miracle cure medications and other products between various entertainment acts. Their precise origins unknown, medicine shows … Wikipedia
Medicine Show — Clark Stanley s Snake Oil Medicine Shows (dt. etwa Medizinschau) waren mit Pferdekutschen umherreisende Händler, die den Verkauf von Wundermitteln und anderen Produkten im Rahmen von Unterhaltungsprogrammen betrieben. Diese Form von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
medicine show — noun : a traveling show using entertainers to attract a crowd among which remedies or nostrums are sold his flowing mustache, fancy vest, and heavy gold chain made him appear more like the proprietor of a traveling medicine show than a physician… … Useful english dictionary
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medicine show — med′icine show n. a traveling troupe, esp. in the late 1800s, offering entertainment in order to attract customers for the patent medicines offered for sale • Etymology: 1935–40, amer … From formal English to slang
medicine show — a traveling troupe, esp. in the late 1800s, offering entertainment in order to attract customers for the patent medicines or purported cures proffered for sale. [1935 40, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
medicine show — noun A traveling presentation which sells miracle cures and other products between various entertainment acts … Wiktionary
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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show — Жанры софт рок кантри рок Годы 1969 1985 Страна … Википедия