knockout drops

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plural noun

chloral hydrate or any similar rapidly acting drug, especially one put in a drink secretly to make the drinker unconscious.

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Origin of knockout drops

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby knockout drops

knock-on, knock-on effect, knock oneself out, knock on wood, knockout, knockout drops, knockout mouse, knock over, knock over with a feather, knock rummy, knock someone's block off
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Words related to knockout drops

peter, chloral hydrate, mickey

British Dictionary definitions for knockout drops

knockout drops

pl n

slang a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefactionSee also Mickey Finn
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