trochisk

English

Etymology

Compare French trochisque.

Noun

trochisk (plural trochisks)

  1. (obsolete) A trochiscus; a lozenge.
    • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “X. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
      There would be trochisk likewise made of snakes ; whose flesh dried is thought to have a very opening and cordial virtue

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