English Explanatory Dictionary

horse tranquilizer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The drug phencyclidine (PCP).
  2. The drug ketamine.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, tranquilizer: any of various drugs for veterinary sedation of equines or other large animals.

Word forms

horse tranquilizer horse tranquilizers

Etymology

The figurative senses are extended from the literal one, reflecting illicit human use of drugs intended for veterinary sedation or metaphorical comparison to such drugs.

Related words

horse pill horse steroid trank tranq tranx
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