cough drop

American  

noun

• cough drops
  plural

1. a small, medicinal lozenge for relieving a cough, sore throat, hoarseness, etc.

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cough drop British  

noun

1. a lozenge to relieve a cough

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cough drops
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cough drop

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cough drop

It takes some time to get used to a menthol and eucalyptus-based mask, and not only due to its cough drop smell.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022

Resident Sarah Fong popped a menthol cough drop into her mouth to combat what she described as the stench of dead fish and dirty diapers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

George W. Bush also became good friends with former first lady Michelle Obama, and cameras caught him slipping a cough drop to her as they sat together at Arizona Sen. John McCain’s funeral.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2021

Obama later said she noticed Bush was getting a cough drop from his wife and requested one as well.

From Fox News ● Dec. 5, 2018

I promised myself right then that I would never ask a school nurse for another cough drop.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan