elephant dose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(of drugs) Large amount.
She had to be put to bed with an elephant dose of tranquilizers.
1992, Gloria Dank, As the sparks fly upward, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 69:Even with an elephant dose of sedative, the horse was still kicking at him when he tried to clean the wound.
2014, Bo Brock, Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere: Tales of Humor and Healing from Rural America, Austin, Texas: Greenleaf Book Group Press, →ISBN, page 73:
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| elephant doses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
fr dose de cheval (large amount) · sk konská dávka (large amount) · cs koňská dávka (large amount) · ru лошади́найа до́за (large amount) · pl końska dawka (large amount) · pl dawka uderzeniowa (large amount) · pt dose de cavalo (large amount)