cough drop

noun

1. a small, medicinal lozenge for relieving a cough, sore throat, hoarseness, etc.

cough drop

noun

1. a lozenge to relieve a cough

Word History and Origins

Origin of cough drop¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

That gig used to require a bag with sharpies and cough drops.

From Time

Wheeler walked away, with a good-natured laugh that made Kennedy feel better than a cough drop could have done.

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When she left the room, Jerry fished a cough drop out of his pocket and gave it to Kathleen.

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He's a cheerful, good-natured party, even if he is built like a 2x4 and about as broad in the shoulders as a cough drop is thick.

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Now, when a cough drop is to be made the subject of a sonnet-sequence what happens?

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To expect a pill and receive a cough-drop is by way of being a sort of disappointment.

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