knockout drops
Example Sentences
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He had a horror of knockout drops and the police.
From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
He never saw a bludgeon in his life; and he scorned knockout drops.
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.
"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.
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.
"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
