- earth-bound (adj.)
[earth-bound 词源字典] - c. 1600, from earth (n.) + bound (adj.). Figurative sense is from 1869.[earth-bound etymology, earth-bound origin, 英语词源]
- earth-mother (n.)
- 1870, folkloric spirit of the earth, conceived as sensual, maternal; often a translation of German erdmutter. Earth-goddess is from 1837.
- faith-healer (n.)
- Also faith healer, attested by 1874; from faith + healer. Faith-curer is from 1883.
The power which a man's imagination has over his body to heal it or make it sick is a force which none of us is born without. The first man had it, the last one will possess it. If left to himself, a man is most likely to use only the mischievous half of the force--the half which invents imaginary ailments for him and cultivates them; and if he is one of those very wise people, he is quite likely to scoff at the beneficent half of the force and deny its existence. [Mark Twain, "Christian Science," 1907]
- health-care (n.)
- also healthcare, 1917, originally in reference to the German Empire, from health + care (n.).
- mouth-watering (adj.)
- 1822, from mouth (n.) + water (v.).
- north-bound (adj.)
- 1903, from north + bound (adj.2).
- north-easter (n.)
- sometimes nor'easter, "wind blowing from the northeast," 1794, from northeast.
- tooth-ache (n.)
- also toothache, Old English toðece; see tooth + ache (n.).
