physic

Definition: (noun) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.

Synonyms: aperient, cathartic, purgative.

Usage: “Affery, woman,” said Mr. Flintwinch, with a friendly grin on his expressive countenance, “if you ever have a dream of this sort again, it’ll be a sign of your being in want of physic.”
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