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Troche

//ˈtɹoʊ.ki// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A lozenge; a cough drop.

    "At night when you go to bed, take two drams of fine Gum Tragecanth, put it into a Galli-pot, and put half a quarter of a pint of any distilling water fitting the purpose you would make your Troches for, to it, cover it, and the next morning you shall finde it in such a Jelly as Physician, call Mussilage, with this you may (with a little pains taking) make any Pouder into Paste, and that Paste into little Cakes called Troches."

  2. 2
    a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat wordnet

Etymology

Medical English got troche and trochiscus from late Latin trochiscus; from Ancient Greek τρόχισκος (trókhiskos, “a small ball”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”).

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