noun.
A small, circular medicinal lozenge; a pastille.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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noun.
A small circular cake, as a lozenge or other form of tablet composed of some medicinal ingredients mixed into a paste with sugar and mucilage, and dried.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form.