| 单词 | speed pill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspeed pill speed pill n. colloquial (a) a (real or notional) pill which is administered or taken to make a racing animal or person move faster; (b) an amphetamine tablet; cf. sense 7 (now the usual sense). ΚΠ 1909 Duluth (Minnesota) News-Tribune 25 July 4 This does not mean that he is familiar with the ‘speed pill’, but that he knows how to get a horse in proper shape and keep him on edge. 1919 Munsey's Mag. June 133/1 Joe Rogers comes tearing out of the park like he'd had a speed pill. 1968 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 3 Mar. 7 a/1 Amphetamines—These are also known as ‘speed pills’. 1994 Amer. Racing Pigeon News Feb. 18/1 He had told me to administer speed pills to his five entrants. 1997 Bangkok Post 26 Feb. i. 4/6 A man was arrested..for allegedly possessing 60,000 amphetamine tablets..as he was on his way to deliver the speed pills to clients in Bangkok. 2007 F. Owen No Speed Limit iv. 105 What were sold as speed pills were more often than not look-alike tablets..which contained no amphetamine. < as lemmas |
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