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cough drop

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cough drop
n.
A small, often medicated and sweetened lozenge taken orally to ease coughing or soothe a sore throat.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cough dropcough drop - a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
lozenge - a small aromatic or medicated candy
Translations
cough drop npastilla para la tos
cough drop npastille f pour or contre la toux
cough drop cough nHustenpastille f
cough drop npasticca per la tosse


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A couple minutes later, he comes back to the table and pops in a cough drop.
While this is often so, a full 40 percent of the drugs behind the pharmacist's counter in the Western world are derived from plants that people have used for centuries, For instance, quinine from tree bark relieves malaria, and licorice from a root has been an ingredient in cough drops for more than 3,500 years.
The school board identifies the inhaler and cough drop as "drugs" and therefore the generous and heroic students are deemed "drug traffickers.
 
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