"Ward's pill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Ward's pills [plural]
Etymology: After Joshua Ward (1685-1761), its inventor. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ward's pill (plural Ward's pills)
  1. (historical) A pill made with poisonous ingredients to induce a violent reaction, claimed to cure any illness. Wikipedia link: Joshua Ward Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Ward's_pill-en-noun-FuMd29x3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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