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

In a way, this is a return to familiar, prepandemic form: The cough drop, as always, promises to keep your illness between you and your remedy.

From New York Times ● May 4, 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

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 spat the cough drop into his hand and banged it onto Barbarossa's desk.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke