Definition of perkinism Perkinism
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Wiktionary 
- perkinism (Noun)
A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods " tractors" were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- perkinism (n.)
A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, -- first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn. See Metallotherapy.
