knockout drops

Example Sentences

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"The same old knockout drops, sir, that sailors in all parts of the world know so well, sir, I think," answered one of the men, with a quiet grin.

From The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis by Durham, Victor G.

He had a horror of knockout drops and the police.

From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

But Frank Brooks wasn't full of knockout drops this time, and with a clear head he was no pushover.

From Deadly City by Fairman, Paul W.

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

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)