单词 | cough sweet |
释义 | > as lemmascough sweet cough sweet n. a medicated lozenge or boiled sweet used to relieve a cough or soothe a sore throat; a cough drop.Cf. throat sweet n. at Compounds 6. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for coughs > lozenge cough drop1851 cough-lozengea1893 1904 Shields Daily Gaz. 7 Mar. (2nd ed.) (advt.) Hunt's Horehound Candy, the most popular cough sweet made. 1985 S. Hutson Shadows xi. 68 He popped another cough sweet into his mouth and the smell of menthol seemed to intensify. 2020 Irish Times (Nexis) 17 Dec. 19 Cough sweets and lozenges are only suitable for older children and even then, can still pose a serious choke hazard. < as lemmas |
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