Water-cure

  • 11water cure — n. hydropathy, treatment of disease by means of water; hydropathic institution …

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  • 12water cure — /ˈwɔtə kjuə/ (say wawtuh kyoohuh) noun 1. hydropathy or hydrotherapy. 2. Colloquial torture by means of forcing water in great quantities into the victim s stomach …

  • 13water cure — noun 1. : hydropathy, hydrotherapy 2. : a torture consisting of forcing a person to drink large quantities of water in a short time …

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  • 14water cure — noun chiefly historical a session of treatment by hydropathy …

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  • 15water-cure — n. Hydropathy …

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  • 16water-cure — …

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  • 17The Water Cure — Infobox Film name = The Water Cure image size = caption = director = Will Louis producer = Louis Burstein writer = narrator = starring = Oliver Hardy music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 11 May, 1916 runtime = country = USA …

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  • 18Cure — (k[=u]r), n. [OF, cure care, F., also, cure, healing, cure of souls, L. cura care, medical attendance, cure; perh. akin to cavere to pay heed, E. cution. Cure is not related to care.] 1. Care, heed, or attention. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of study… …

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  • 19Water therapy — is the use of water to improve health.According to alternative medicine advocates, one form of water therapy is the consuming of a gutful of water upon waking in order to cleanse the bowel . A litre to a litre and half is the common amount… …

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  • 20cure — I n. 1) to effect, provide, work a cure 2) a certain, sure; complete; miraculous cure 3) a rest; water cure 4) a cure for II v. (D; tr.) to cure of (to cure smb. of a disease) * * * [kjʊə] complete miraculous cure …

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