DOVER'S POWDER


Meaning of DOVER'S POWDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdō-vərz- ]

noun

Etymology: Thomas Dover died 1742 English physician

Date: 1801

: a powder of ipecac and opium formerly used as a pain reliever and diaphoretic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.