BARBER-CHIRURGEONS
\bˈɑːbəkˈa͡ɪɹɜːd͡ʒənz], \bˈɑːbəkˈaɪɹɜːdʒənz], \b_ˈɑː_b_ə_k_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ɜː_dʒ_ə_n_z]\
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A Corporation of London, instituted by King Edward IV. The barbers were separated from the surgeons, by 18 Geo. II., c. 15; and the latter were erected into a Royal College of Surgeons at the commencement of the present century.
By Robley Dunglison