# throw in the bark

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To administer quinine.

## Etymology
From the fact that the bark of the cinchona tree is used to make the medicine quinine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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