sleeping draught
Britishnoun
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But there was no sign of sleeping draughts or tablets.
From Literature
“My wife always takes a sleeping draught when travelling by train. She took her usual dose of trional.”
From Literature
“You are weary with grief, my lord. Let me fix you a sleeping draught.”
From Literature
At a moment of crisis, Stella allows her beloved friend to be given a sleeping draught, having temporarily forgotten that chloral can be fatal to those with weak hearts.
From Washington Post
Does one carriage contain thieves holding a forged letter of introduction, a powerful sleeping draught and special tools to razor the priceless canvases from their frames?
From Washington Post
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