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"Tonsorialist" is a word dating back to the mid-1800's which refers to a barber who has been licensed by a state or county or municipality to paint the tonsils of a sick person with iodine as an initial treatment for tonsillitis, in the hopes of preventing a trip to the doctor.

RE: Robert's Guide To US English - Ca. 1933

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