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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

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

Tab′loid, a small tablet containing a certain definite portion of some drug, a troche or lozenge.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

"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

The critics of the last century have disputed whether or not this has been misspelled in the original, and should read "trochies" or "troches."

From Of All Things by Robert C. Benchley

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

From The Minister's Charge by William Dean Howells

Hence its use for forming troches, and the like purposes, in preference to the other gums.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury

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




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