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Ollapod
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English
Etymology
From the name of a character in George Colman the Younger's comedy of The Poor Gentleman.
Noun
en obsolete A country apothecary.
en 1836 The Lancet London 618 My only fear is, that we have already sunk beneath the Ollapods of former times; and the bleeding pole and the fillet, which once graced the door of the barber-surgeon, were really respectable in comparison with the advertisements and handbills which are put forth by members of royal colleges in these days.
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