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  1. Dec 7, 2018 · Druggie "drug addict" is recorded by 1968. Phrase a drug on (or in) the market "thing which has lost its value and is no longer wanted" (mid-17c.) is of doubtful connection and may be a different word, perhaps a play on drag, which was sometimes written drug c. 1240-1800.

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  2. The earliest known use of the noun drug is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for drug is from around 1400, in the writing of William Langland, poet. drug is a borrowing from French .

  3. Oct 13, 2018 · Specific application to "narcotics and opiates" is by late 19c., though the association of the word with "poisons" is from 1500s. Druggie "drug addict" is recorded by 1968. Phrase a drug on (or in) the market "thing which has lost its value and is no longer wanted" (mid-17c.) is of doubtful connection and may be a different word, perhaps a play on drag , which was sometimes written drug c ...

  4. Sep 30, 2016 · The worddrugfirst appeared, in various forms, in Middle French and English in the late 14 th century, without recorded antecedents. It originally meant “any substance, of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin, used as an ingredient in pharmacy, chemistry, dyeing, or various manufacturing processes” ( Oxford English Dictionary).

  5. Where does the noun drug come from? Earliest known use. mid 1500s ... OED First Edition (1897) Find out more; OED Second Edition (1989) Find out more; View drug, n. ...

  6. The earliest known use of the verb drug is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for drug is from before 1616, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500).

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  8. Nov 9, 2024 · drug (plural drugs) ( pharmacology ) A substance used to treat an illness , relieve a symptom , or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: pharmaceutical

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