knockout drops
Example Sentences
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But Frank Brooks wasn't full of knockout drops this time, and with a clear head he was no pushover.
From Deadly City by Paul W. Fairman
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 O. Henry
"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 Holman Day
He never saw a bludgeon in his life; and he scorned knockout drops.
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by O. Henry
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 Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
