knockout drops
Example Sentences
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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
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.
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
