knockout drops
Example Sentences
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He had a horror of knockout drops and the police.
From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
At first I thought it might have been the hackneyed knockout drops, but tests by the coroner's physician eliminated that.
From The Poisoned Pen by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
After it was all over, and most everybody that counted had swallowed knockout drops, Marjorie gives me a sidelight on what's been runnin' through her head.
From Torchy by Brehm, George
"Sudden remedies are sometimes good in extreme cases, Luke," he drawled, "but administering knockout drops to a sick party is not to be recommended."
From The Ramrodders A Novel by Day, Holman
The old Bowery, where they used to take your tintype by force and give ye knockout drops before having your palm read, is now called the Wall Street of the island.
From Sixes and Sevens by Henry, O.
