英语词源字典 - 在线词源网站

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.).