Narcotic
,—producing torpor and inaction. Oppressive proclamations, gold dust, and leaden bullets, are very strong narcotics, according to the new political pharmacopœia.
,—producing torpor and inaction. Oppressive proclamations, gold dust, and leaden bullets, are very strong narcotics, according to the new political pharmacopœia.
Entry taken from Political Dictionary, edited by Charles Pigott from prison and printed in 1795.