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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horse tranquilizer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
horse -tran-quil-iz-er
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The drug phencyclidine (PCP).

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

The drug ketamine.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, tranquilizer: any of various drugs for veterinary sedation of equines or other large animals.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The figurative senses are extended from the literal one, reflecting illicit human use of drugs intended for veterinary sedation or metaphorical comparison to such drugs.

Usage

Inflected Forms

horse tranquilizers (plural)

Phrases

horse pill horse steroid

Frequently Paired Words

horse pill horse steroid trank tranq tranx

Questions

What does horse tranquilizer mean?
The drug phencyclidine (PCP).
Where does horse tranquilizer come from?
The figurative senses are extended from the literal one, reflecting illicit human use of drugs intended for veterinary sedation or metaphorical comparison to such drugs.

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