How do you use "Sawbones" in a sentence?

Get the sawbones to look at that wound. The old sawbones says it needs surgery. Sawbones wants to open me up.

Sawbones

Q: What does "Sawbones" mean?

Doctor, especially a surgeon (old-fashioned). 'Sawbones' is an old-fashioned slang term for doctor, particularly surgeons. References the bone-sawing of historical surgery. Now archaic and humorous, evoking Victorian medicine.

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Meaning: Doctor, especially a surgeon (old-fashioned).

医生，尤其是外科医生（老派说法）。

Médico, especialmente cirujano (anticuado).

医者、特に外科医（古風な表現）。

의사, 특히 외과의사 (구식 표현).

'Sawbones' is an old-fashioned slang term for doctor, particularly surgeons. References the bone-sawing of historical surgery. Now archaic and humorous, evoking Victorian medicine.

「sawbones」是指医生的老派俚语，特别是外科医生。源自历史上外科手术锯骨头的做法。如今已是过时的幽默说法，让人联想到维多利亚时代的医学。

«Sawbones» es un término de argot anticuado para médico, sobre todo cirujano. Hace referencia al serrado de huesos de la cirugía histórica. Hoy es arcaico y humorístico, evocando la medicina victoriana.

「sawbones」は医者、特に外科医を指す古風なスラング。歴史上の外科手術で骨を切ったことに由来する。現在は古めかしくユーモラスな表現で、ヴィクトリア時代の医学を思い起こさせる。

'Sawbones'는 의사, 특히 외과의사를 가리키는 구식 속어이다. 과거 외과 수술에서 뼈를 톱으로 자르던 것에서 유래했다. 지금은 거의 쓰이지 않으며, 빅토리아 시대 의학을 연상시키는 유머러스한 표현이다.

Examples

Get the sawbones to look at that wound.
让大夫看看那个伤口
Que le eche un vistazo el matasanos a esa herida
「その傷を医者に診てもらえ」
그 상처 의사한테 보여줘.
The old sawbones says it needs surgery.
老大夫说得做手术
El viejo matasanos dice que necesita cirugía
「あの老先生が手術が必要だと言っている」
그 늙은 의사 선생이 수술이 필요하다고 한다.
Sawbones wants to open me up.
大夫想给我开刀
El matasanos quiere abrirme en canal
「医者がお腹を開けたいと言っている」
의사가 배를 열어봐야 한다고 한다.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɔːbəʊnz/

Usage Guide

Context: surgery, doctors, historical

Tone: humorous, archaic

✓ Do Say

Sawbones
大夫
matasanos
医者
의사 선생 (sawbones)
Old sawbones
老大夫
el viejo matasanos
老先生
늙은 의사 선생 (old sawbones)

✗ Don't Say

Very old-fashioned—young people might not know it
非常老派的说法——年轻人可能不认识
Muy anticuado; los jóvenes podrían no conocerlo
非常に古風な表現——若い人は知らないかもしれない
매우 구식 표현으로 젊은 사람들은 모를 수 있음

Common Mistakes

Archaic term—not commonly used now

Origin & History

From early surgery involving literal bone-sawing—amputations without anaesthesia. The term dates to the 18th/19th century when surgery was brutal. Now used humorously or in historical contexts.

Etymology: Saw + bones: early surgical procedures

First recorded: 18th century

Cultural Context

Era: 18th-19th century

Generation: Older speakers

Social background: Universal historically

Pop culture: Western films; Historical dramas

Regional notes: Archaic British/American.

Variations

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