Chase doll

noun

A kind of mannequin used to train nurses in how to dress patients, transfer them between beds, etc.

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Meanings

nounChase doll (plural Chase dolls)

plural Chase dolls

  1. historicalnursingA kind of mannequin used to train nurses in how to dress patients, transfer them between beds, etc.

Origin

Introduced by Martha Jenks Chase in the late 19th century.

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Chase doll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chase%20doll

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“Chase doll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chase%20doll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chase doll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chase%20doll.

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