The doctor explained to Jenkins that he had a serious ailment for which an operation was absolutely imperative.
The patient turned pale and asked, "Isn’t it very dangerous?"
"Yes," the doctor replied. "Five out of six who undergo this operation die, but as for you, you have nothing to worry about."
"Why not?" eagerly inquired the patient.
"Well, you’re sure to recover because my last five patients died," the doctor reassured him.
n. Hist. Spanish gold coin. [french or spanish: related to *double]
DOUBTFUL
adj. - feeling doubt.
- causing doubt.
- unreliable. doubtfully adv. Doubtfulness n.
DOUGHNUT
n. (us donut) small fried cake of sweetened dough.
DOVECOTE
n. (also dovecot) shelter with nesting-holes for domesticated pigeons.
DOVETAIL
—n. Mortise and tenon joint shaped like a dove's spread tail. —v. - join with dovetails.
- fit together; combine neatly.
DOWJONES
index n. (also dow-jones average) a figure indicating the relative price of shares on the new york stock exchange. [dow and jones, names of american economists]
DOWNBEAT
—n. Mus. Accented beat, usu. The first of the bar. —adj. - pessimistic, gloomy.
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