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Dope
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To administer a stimulant to (a horse) to increase his speed. It is a serious offense against the laws of racing.
(2):
(v. t.) To judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid of dope.
(3):
(n.) Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.
(4):
(n.) Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate.
(5):
(n.) An absorbent material; esp., in high explosives, the sawdust, infusorial earth, mica, etc., mixed with nitroglycerin to make a damp powder (dynamite, etc.) less dangerous to transport, and ordinarily explosive only by suitable fulminating caps.
(6):
(n.) Information concerning the previous performances of race horses, or other facts concerning them which may be of assistance in judging of their chances of winning future races; sometimes, similar information concerning other sports.
(7):
(v. t.) To treat or affect with dope; as, to dope nitroglycerin;
(8):
(v. t.) To give stupefying drugs to; to drug.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dope'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dope.html. 1828.
