Ward's pill
Ward's pill noun: a pill made with poisonous ingredients to induce a violent reaction, claimed to cure any illness.
Noun
Ward's pill (plural Ward's pills)
- A pill made with poisonous ingredients to induce a violent reaction, claimed to cure any illness.
- This is indeed a most excellent medicine, and, like Ward’s pill, flies at once to the particular part of the body on which you desire to operate, whether it be the tongue, the hand, or any other member, where it scarce ever fails of immediately producing the desired effect.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
Forms of Ward's pill
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Origin of Ward's pill
After Joshua Ward (1685-1761), its inventor.
Questions about Ward's pill
- What does Ward's pill mean?
- Ward's pill means a pill made with poisonous ingredients to induce a violent reaction, claimed to cure any illness.
- What part of speech is Ward's pill?
- Ward's pill is a noun.
- What is the plural of Ward's pill?
- The plural of Ward's pill is Ward's pills.
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