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laudanum

[lawd-n-uhm, lawd-nuhm] / ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm /
NOUN
narcotic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anesthetic dope hard drug heroin merchandise opiate opium painkiller sedative tranquilizer
STRONG
analgesic anodyne downer fix hypnotic junk lenitive soporific stuff
WEAK
hard stuff nepenthe somnifacient stupefacient

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He would be a better Chymist who should poison intentionally, than he on whose mind the prevailing impression was that "Epsom Salts mean Oxalic Acid, and Syrup of Senna Laudanum."

From Ethics by Aristotle

Others for the same Intention mix with this Oil the Powder of Millepedes, Sugar of Lead, Pompholix, and a little Laudanum.

From The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit by Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1721-1763