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Knockout drops   /nˈɑkˌaʊt drɑps/   Listen
Knockout drops

noun
1.
Chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious.





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"Knockout drops" Quotes from Famous Books



... "The regulation knockout drops," he smiled grimly. "Now, help me to take off your friend's overcoat. Whew! There is the smell ...
— Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis • H. Irving Hancock
... settling a dispute between this man and that. At last he and Hennesey agreed that it was time to quiet them; so Hennesey, behind the bar, filled twenty-four pint flasks, each with a moderate addition of "knockout drops," and with much flourish of oratory brought the crowd up to the bar for a last drink and the presentation of the flasks. The drinks were also seasoned, and soon Murphy and Hennesey had a long hour's work in lifting the twenty-four able seamen up to the bedrooms, to sleep until ...
— The Grain Ship • Morgan Robertson


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