SINCE 1828
trank
noun
\ ˈtraŋk
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Definition of trank
: tranquilizer
Doc kept the pharmacy tied to his belt in an outsized poke. Heavy downers for bedtime; tranks for travel …— Stephen King Rage made his head spin, and he had to ask his desk for a quick buzz of tranks.— Robert Silverberg
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