pomster

intransitive verb

pom·​ster

ˈpämztə(r),

-m(p)st-

-ed/-ing/-s

dialectal, England

: to treat illness without having sufficient knowledge or skill in medicine

Word History

Etymology

probably of Cornish origin

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