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medicine chest

British  

noun

  1. a small chest or cupboard for storing medicines, bandages, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"The No. 1 rule at the Poison Center is that if it's available, people will take it, and a lot of people have Tylenol in their medicine chest."

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

But with the advent of the burning season in Amazonia, which is caused by rampant deforestation, their medicine chest is on fire.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020

There lies a medicine chest of antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, phytonutrients and minerals.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2016

Ross says Sheen didn't reveal his HIV status until after she found his medication in a medicine chest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2015

The pigs had sent out a large bottle of pink medicine which they had found in the medicine chest in the bathroom, and Clover administered it to Boxer twice a day after meals.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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