milkshake
v.— «“Hook me up to a lie detector, I swear to God, no one in this barn or me milkshaked that 50-1 shot who ran last,” O’Neill said, referring to the term for an illegal mixture said to reduce fatigue in horses.» —“Streaking Lava Man Rolls Into Hollywood” by Robyn Norwood Los Angeles Times July 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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