knock-out drops
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knock-out drops
a popular name for chloral alcoholate given with criminal intent to produce unconsciousness rapidly; it is formed by adding chloral hydrate to alcoholic beverages.
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knock-out drops
A colloquial term for a sedative.
See also: drop
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