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horse tranquilizer

horse tranquilizer noun: the drug phencyclidine (PCP).

Noun

horse tranquilizer (countable and uncountable, plural horse tranquilizers)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) The drug phencyclidine (PCP).
  2. (idiomatic, slang) The drug ketamine.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, tranquilizer: any of various drugs for veterinary sedation of equines or other large animals.

Forms of horse tranquilizer

pluralhorse tranquilizers

Origin of horse tranquilizer

The figurative senses are extended from the literal one, reflecting illicit human use of drugs intended for veterinary sedation or metaphorical comparison to such drugs.

Questions about horse tranquilizer

What does horse tranquilizer mean?
Horse tranquilizer means the drug phencyclidine (PCP).
What part of speech is horse tranquilizer?
Horse tranquilizer is a noun.
What is the plural of horse tranquilizer?
The plural of horse tranquilizer is horse tranquilizers.

Words near horse tranquilizer in the dictionary

  1. horse trader
  2. horse traders
  3. horse trading
  4. horse trailer
  5. horse trailers
  6. horse tranquilizer
  7. horse tranquilizers
  8. horse whip
  9. horse whips
  10. horse whisperer
  11. horse whisperers

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