单词 | seasick pill |
释义 | > as lemmasseasick pill b. seasick medicine, seasick pill, seasick tablet, a preparation taken to counter seasickness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [noun] > for stopping vomiting or nausea antiemetic1683 seasick medicine1925 1925 E. H. Young William iii. 29 Mother's going to give us some sea-sick medicine before we start. 1951 N. Mitford Blessing ii. xii. 268 The stewardess..stood over her with a bottle of sea-sick tablets. 1959 ‘M. M. Kaye’ House of Shade iii. 38 He..had made her take several seasick pills. 1969 G. M. Brown Orkney Tapestry i. 17 In Scrabster they sip brandy or swallow sea-sick tablets. 1972 W. Ellis Knife Edge ii. 20 Seasick pills. We must get some before we set off. < as lemmas |
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