WordNet
sleeping draught
n. a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) [syn: sleeping pill, sleeping tablet, sleeping capsule]
Usage examples of "sleeping draught".
The legacy of the sleeping draught could clearly be seen in his slowly focusing gaze.
He said his master was in the habit of taking a sleeping draught when travelling by train.
He left a sleeping draught, but Theon poured it down the privy shaft the moment he was gone.