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elephant dose

elephant dose noun: large amount.

Noun

elephant dose (plural elephant doses)

  1. Large amount.
    • Even with an elephant dose of sedative, the horse was still kicking at him when he tried to clean the wound.2014, Bo Brock, Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere: Tales of Humor and Healing from Rural America, Austin, Texas: Greenleaf Book Group Press, →ISBN, page 73
    • She had to be put to bed with an elephant dose of tranquilizers.1992, Gloria Dank, As the sparks fly upward, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 69

Forms of elephant dose

pluralelephant doses

Questions about elephant dose

What does elephant dose mean?
Elephant dose means large amount.
What part of speech is elephant dose?
Elephant dose is a noun.
What is the plural of elephant dose?
The plural of elephant dose is elephant doses.

Words near elephant dose in the dictionary

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  2. elephant creeper
  3. elephant creepers
  4. elephant door
  5. elephant doors
  6. elephant dose
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  8. elephant ear
  9. elephant ear tree
  10. elephant ears
  11. elephant fish

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