cough mixture
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I've called about the cough mixture I bought.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Perhaps it is that McCarthy has labelled the cough mixture as the eye-wash, or sent an empty pillbox with an exhortation to take one every four hours.
From The Stark Munro Letters by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
On another occasion, on going through the advertisements, he found a new one relating to a cough mixture, setting forth its virtues in the most glowing terms.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
Feedin' bottle's to home, and we're out of cough mixture.
From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger
“I say, lads,” cried Frank Willders, “what d’ye say to send along to the doctor for another bottle o’ cough mixture, same as the first?”
From Fighting the Flames by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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