cough drops
- plural of cough drop.
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It was some cough-drops I sent him for; the same as those you've let us have before, Mr. Close.
From The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
There were many more things in it than mere cough-drops.
From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Banks, Nancy Huston
“Never you mind,” she retorted, as she gathered up the coins from the table; “but thar’s enough so’s I’m goin’ ter get them cough-drops fur Nellie, anyhow.
From The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
Frances took the cough-drops morning and evening, and still the disagreeable habit remained.
From Rich Enough a tale of the times by Lee, Hannah Farnham Sawyer