English Explanatory Dictionary

Ward's pill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pill made with poisonous ingredients to induce a violent reaction, claimed to cure any illness.

Word forms

Ward's pill Ward's pills

Etymology

After Joshua Ward (1685-1761), its inventor.

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