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Dover's powder definition

Dover's powder

a preparation of opium, ipecac, etc., formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration

Etymology: after T. Dover (1660-1742), Brit physician

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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