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troche

[troh-kee] / ˈtroʊ ki /
NOUN
capsule
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NOUN
lozenge
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Mike’s testosterone troche: In 1964, Packers halfback Paul Hornung had the worst kicking season of all time.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2014

Josh’s testosterone troche: A manifesto against gambling manifestos.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2014

"Have a troche, Kronborg," he said, producing some.

From The Song of the Lark by Willa Sibert Cather

Local anesthesia is unnecessary as well as dangerous in children; and its application is likely to dislodge the foreign body unless used as a troche.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

"A cold and frog-like place, this, for a lady's walk, Miss PENDRAGON," he said, hastily swallowing a bronchial troche to neutralize the damp air admitted in speaking.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870 by Various

After undergoing infusions at a clinic, he said, he transitioned during the pandemic to taking small lozenges called troches at home.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2023

And she offered a beautiful little bonbonnière, saying, "Try these French paste troches, they are delicious."

From A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage by Clara Morris

Medicines are directed to be administered internally in the form of decoctions, infusions, injections, pills, tablets, troches, capsules, powders, potions and inhalations; and externally, as lotions, ointments, plasters, etc.

From Education: How Old The New by James J. Walsh

The drug stores are full of troches, lozenges and compounds for speakers and singers.

From Around The Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage

Statira brought troches with her, and held them in her mouth for this purpose.

From The Minister's Charge by William Dean Howells




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