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Definition of Sleeping draught
1. Noun. A soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule).
Generic synonyms: Lozenge, Pill, Tab, Tablet, Hypnotic, Soporific
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleeping Draught
Literary usage of Sleeping draught
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. At the Court of Amîr: A Narrative by John Alfred Gray (1895)
"The Sultana's name. Sirdar, the girl-boy. The sleeping draught. The tea cup and
the thermometer. The release from a dangerous position. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1903)
"Wherefore she went straightway and did as she was bidden. So she brought the
sleeping-draught to the lady in a chalice of pure wine. ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"Patient took sleeping draught and had a good night. Ten grains given at once and
fifteen ... AM: Patient did not sleep well; vomited the sleeping draught. ..."
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