Ward's pill

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

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

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

The neighborhood

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