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laudanum

Alcoholic solution (tincture) of the drug opium. Used formerly as a narcotic and painkiller, it was available in the 19th century from pharmacists on demand in most of Europe and the USA.



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The laudanum was secretly given to you in some way.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"I have always found Laudanum relieve the pain better than anything else," she said, trifling with the bottles on the counter, and looking at them while she spoke, instead of looking at the chemist.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
It macerates its opium and percolates its own laudanum and paregoric.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
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