cough dropnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒf ˌdrɒp//ˈkɑːf ˌdrɑːp/US UK cough sweeta hard, sweet piece of medicine that you suck on to help a cough get better
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Medicines & drugs
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Examples from literature
- Cough drops of strength and potency they were, too, but sweet, and therefore acceptable to a small girl.
- It would be better for you to chew a few cough drops to get rid of that cold you have.
- They're cough drops with honey in 'em for Kathleen, he said.
- When she left the room, Jerry fished a cough drop out of his pocket and gave it to Kathleen.