Dover's powder
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Named after English physician Thomas Dover (1660–1742).
=== Noun ===
Dover's powder (countable and uncountable, plural Dover's powders)
(medicine, dated) A powder of ipecac and opium, formerly used to treat colds and fevers.
=== References ===
“Dover's powder”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
=== Further reading ===
Dover's powder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia