What does dentistical mean?
Dentistical means Resembling, or relating to, a dentist..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling, or relating to, a dentist..
And yet even the crocodile likes to have his teeth cleaned; insects get into them, and, horrible reptile though he be, he opens his jaws inoffensively to a faithful dentistical bird, who volunteers his beak for a toothpick.
Some of them have little boxes of dentistical-looking implements, specially intended for the skrimshandering business.
To know that he is always keeping a secret from her; that he has, under all circumstances, to conceal and hold fast a tender double tooth, which her sharpness is ever ready to twist out of his head; gives Mr. Snagsby, in her dentistical presence, much of the air of a dog who has a reservation from his master and will look anywhere rather than meet his eye.
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Dentistical means Resembling, or relating to, a dentist..
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And yet even the crocodile likes to have his teeth cleaned; insects get into them, and, horrible reptile though he be, he opens his jaws inoffensively to a faithful dentistical bird, who volunteers his beak for a toothpick.
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