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On the farther side, in front of the window, there was a board which was strewed with glittering instruments, forceps, tenacula, saws, canulas, and trocars.

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan

On the further side, in front of the window, there was a board which was strewed with glittering instruments—forceps, tenacula, saws, canulas, and trocars.

From Round the Red Lamp by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir