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From the fact that the bark of the cinchona tree is used to make the medicine quinine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
throw in the bark
Today it means: To administer quinine. Full definition →
Today it means: To administer quinine. Full definition →
From the fact that the bark of the cinchona tree is used to make the medicine quinine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.