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cough drop

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cough drop, troche, pastille, pastilnoun

    a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

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  1. cough drop

    A throat lozenge (also known as a cough drop, sore throat sweet, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat or strep throat), possibly from the common cold or influenza. Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original shape, a diamond.

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  1. cough drop

    A cough drop is a small, medicated candy or lozenge intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat, often containing mild active ingredients that aim to alleviate common symptoms of a cough or sore throat.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cough drop in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cough drop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cough drop in a Sentence

  1. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

    Put a cough drop in the corner of your mouth, it keeps you salivating so you don't go thirsty.

  2. Erika Sward:

    Like a menthol cough drop does when Richard Besser have a sore throat, it soothes.


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