cough drop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cough drop
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
Suck on a menthol cough drop and you’ll feel your airways open up, a cooling breeze as you breathe in and a momentary easing of the scratchiness in your throat.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022
On a recent video call from Los Angeles, she chatted while pacing her apartment, stopping to open a few cabinets and pop a Ricola cough drop.
From New York Times • Sep. 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
Bo had unwrapped the cough drop and was sniffing it suspiciously.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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