What is a person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. Swift called?
valetudinarian — A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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