throwing in the bark

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Definition of throwing in the bark in English English dictionary

Present participle of throw in the bark

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throw in the bark

To administer quinine

An emetic was prescribed, a perspiration broke out, and I now, with an air of confidence, began to throw in the bark, quite sanguine in my expectations of soon checking this formidable disease.

Turkish pronunciation

thrōîng în dhi bärk

Pronunciation

/ˈᴛʜrōəɴɢ ən ᴛʜē ˈbärk/ /ˈθroʊɪŋ ɪn ðiː ˈbɑːrk/