troche
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Etymology
Origin of troche
1590–1600; back formation from troches, earlier tro ( s ) chies, late Middle English trocis (taken as plural) < Middle French trocisse < Latin trochiscus < Greek trochískos, equivalent to troch ( ós ) wheel (akin to tréchein to run) + -iskos diminutive suffix
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Josh’s testosterone troche: A manifesto against gambling manifestos.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2014
Mike’s testosterone troche: In 1964, Packers halfback Paul Hornung had the worst kicking season of all time.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2014
"A cold and frog-like place, this, for a lady's walk, Miss PENDRAGON," he said, hastily swallowing a bronchial troche to neutralize the damp air admitted in speaking.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870 by Various
"Have a troche, Kronborg," he said, producing some.
From The Song of the Lark by Cather, Willa Sibert
Local anesthesia is unnecessary as well as dangerous in children; and its application is likely to dislodge the foreign body unless used as a troche.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
After undergoing infusions at a clinic, he said, he transitioned during the pandemic to taking small lozenges called troches at home.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
Clysters he prated on; electuaries; troches; the weed that the Gael of him called slanlus or "heal-all;" of unguents loathsomely compounded, but at greatest length and with fullest rapture of his vile phlebotomy.
From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil
And she offered a beautiful little bonbonnière, saying, "Try these French paste troches, they are delicious."
From A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage by Morris, Clara
Hence its use for forming troches, and the like purposes, in preference to the other gums.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
It is an ingredient in the pectoral syrup, pectoral troches, the compound lime waters, decoction of the woods, compound powder of gum tragacanth, lenitive electuary, and theriaca.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
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