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Accoucheur Policeman

For Accoucheur Policeman we have a term and definition in Charles Dickens.



Accoucheur Policeman (Charles Dickens)

An Accoucheur was a male midwife or an obstetrical doctor. Because Pip's sister always acts as if Pip had insisted on being born, she treats him like a criminal. Pip concludes that since he was an "offender" at birth, he was delivered to his sister by an obstetrical policeman. (Great Expectations)




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