Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist of the Old West, best known for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his role in the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K.
Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
Born John Henry Holliday, he earned his nickname from his dental practice.
Tuberculosis drove him west seeking drier climates, where he turned to gambling and gained a reputation for violence.
He remains a fixture in Western folklore and film.
Historic Arizona frontier city
- OK Corral1881 showdown location
- Wyatt EarpOld West lawman
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- Wild WestAmerica's lawless frontier era
Arizona · Dodge City · stagecoach · territory · pioneers · prospector · mining camp · frontier
Inherited cultural narratives
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- notoriousFamous for negativity
- infamousHaving a terrible reputation
outlaw · folk hero · romanticized · Val Kilmer · Kirk Douglas · dime novel · ballad · lore
Armed confrontation or tiebreaker
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- quickdrawRapid weapon retrieval
six-shooter · holster · Colt · nickel-plated · shotgun · deadly · kill · gunfight
Using up of resources
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- lung diseaseIllness of breathing organs
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
illness · pallor · invalid · health · climate · Colorado · death · chronic
Hearth implement for coals
- faroBanking card game
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- wagerStake on uncertainty
stakes · dealer · bluff · betting · card sharp · monte · high stakes · winnings
Dental doctorate abbreviation
- dental schoolDentist training institution
- extractionAct of removing
- toothCalcified jaw structure
- dentistryOral healthcare profession
practice · profession · Georgia · educated · gentleman · Southern
Tombstone
Historic Arizona frontier city
- OK Corral1881 showdown location
- Wyatt EarpOld West lawman
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
Wild West · Arizona · Dodge City · stagecoach · territory · pioneers · prospector · mining camp · frontier · outlaws
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
infamous · outlaw · folk hero · romanticized · Val Kilmer · Kirk Douglas · dime novel · ballad · lore · larger-than-life
shootout
Armed confrontation or tiebreaker
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
quickdraw · six-shooter · holster · Colt · nickel-plated · shotgun · deadly · kill · gunfight · marksman
consumption
Using up of resources
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- lung diseaseIllness of breathing organs
wasting · illness · pallor · invalid · health · climate · Colorado · death · chronic · terminal
poker
Hearth implement for coals
wager · stakes · dealer · bluff · betting · card sharp · monte · high stakes · winnings · gambling hall
DDS
Dental doctorate abbreviation
- dental schoolDentist training institution
- extractionAct of removing
- toothCalcified jaw structure
dentistry · practice · profession · Georgia · educated · gentleman · Southern
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- gunslingersgunslinger, gunfighter, gunman, quickdraw, fast draw
- Southwest historySanta Fe Trail, frontier, Old West, Wild West, statehood
- Famous AmericansAbraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
Doc Hollidaysodbusters
Farmers of untilled land
circuit rider · homesteader · rancher · Laura Ingalls Wilder