cough mixture
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A mustard draught was at once prepared and placed upon Sam, and he was also given some pine tar cough mixture.
From The Rover Boys In The Mountains Or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune by Stratemeyer, Edward
Perhaps it is that McCarthy has labelled the cough mixture as the eye-wash, or sent an empty pillbox with an exhortation to take one every four hours.
From The Stark Munro Letters by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
My dear," Miss Gallup said confidentially, "Em'ly-Alice has gone to the surgery for my cough mixture and some embrocation, and she takes such a time.
From The Ffolliots of Redmarley by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)
I've called about the cough mixture I bought.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
On another occasion, on going through the advertisements, he found a new one relating to a cough mixture, setting forth its virtues in the most glowing terms.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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