cough drop

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noun

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

Origin of cough drop

First recorded in 1850–55

Words Nearby cough drop

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How to use cough drop in a sentence

That gig used to require a bag with sharpies and cough drops.
100 Days, the Global Pandemic Edition | Philip Elliott | April 30, 2021 | Time
Wheeler walked away, with a good-natured laugh that made Kennedy feel better than a cough drop could have done.
Short Stories of the New America | Various
When she left the room, Jerry fished a cough drop out of his pocket and gave it to Kathleen.
The Circus Comes to Town | Lebbeus Mitchell
He's a cheerful, good-natured party, even if he is built like a 2x4 and about as broad in the shoulders as a cough drop is thick.
Torchy As A Pa | Sewell Ford
Now, when a cough drop is to be made the subject of a sonnet-sequence what happens?
The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces | Joyce Kilmer

To expect a pill and receive a cough-drop is by way of being a sort of disappointment.
The Crystal Stopper | Maurice LeBlanc

British Dictionary definitions for cough drop

cough drop

noun

a lozenge to relieve a cough

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