knockout drops

Example Sentences

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"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.

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)

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.