Meanings
nounelephant dose (plural elephant doses)
plural elephant doses
- Large amount.
She had to be put to bed with an elephant dose of tranquilizers.
1992, Gloria Dank, As the sparks fly upward, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 691 more example
Even with an elephant dose of sedative, the horse was still kicking at him when he tried to clean the wound.
2014, Bo Brock, Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere: Tales of Humor and Healing from Rural America, Austin, Texas: Greenleaf Book Group Press, →ISBN, page 73
Translations
Czech koňská dávka
- koňská dávkalarge amount
French dose de cheval
- dose de chevallarge amount
Polish dawka uderzeniowa, końska dawka
- dawka uderzeniowalarge amount
- końska dawkalarge amount
Portuguese dose de cavalo
- dose de cavalolarge amount
Russian лошади́найа до́за
- лошади́найа до́за (lošadínaja dóza)large amount
Slovak konská dávka
- konská dávkalarge amount
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APA
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Chicago
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