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pothe·ca·ry
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pothecarynoun
One who compounds and sells physick.
Etymology: contracted by pronunciation and poetical convenience from apothecary; from apotheca, Lat.
Modern ’pothecaries, taught the art
By doctor’s bills to play the doctor’s part,
Bold in the practice of mistaken rules,
Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Alexander Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Pothecarynoun
an apothecary
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pothecary in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pothecary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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