narcotics
plural of narcotic
• caticorns
Source: Wiktionary
Nar*cot"ic, a. Etym: [F. narcotique, Gr. na`rkh numbness, torpor.] (Med.)
Definition: Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
– Nar*cot"ic*ness, n.
Nar*cot"ic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium. Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
