Obs. Forms: 5 trocis, 6 -cysce, -cyske, -cisque, 6–7 -ciske, -chiske, -chisce, -chisque, -chis, 7 -cisk, -chisc(k, -chisch, -chisq, 7–8 trochisk, (erron. 5 -ciste, 6 -chist, 7–8 -chiste); also, in L. form trochiscus. [a. F. trochisque (trocisque, trocisse, 1425, in Godef., Compl.) = It. trochisco, Ger. trochisk; ad. L. trochiscus, a. Gr. τροχίσκος small wheel, small globe, pill, lozenge, dim. of τροχός wheel.] A medicated tablet or disk; a (round or ovate) pastille or lozenge; = TROCHE sb.2
c. 1400. Lanfranc’s Cirurg., 211. Þou schalt purge him with trocis de turbit, or wiþ anoþer medicyn þat purgiþ fleume.
c. 1425. trans. Arderne’s Treat. Fistula (E.E.T.S.), 91. When … it is cold … enforme þerof trocistes.
1525. trans. Jerome of Brunswick’s Surg., F j b/2. Therof make a trocysce.
1541. R. Copland, Guydon’s Formul., U ij b. Trociskes … be put to powdre, and with swete wyne incorporate, and be made to trociskes.
1545. Raynold, Byrth Mankynde, R ij. Temper the hole masse into litell roundels or trociskes.
1576. Baker, Jewell of Health, 109. Let Trochistes or lytle flat balles be made therof.
1612. Woodall, Surg. Mate, Wks. (1653), 64. Trochisks of Minium … mundifie sordid ulcers.
1625. Gill, Sacr. Philos., i. 17. Poysons … rightly used … may be helpefull…: as it appeares in the trocisks of the vipers flesh.
1658. Rowland, Moufet’s Theat. Ins., 1056. The Dose is one Trochis, with one ounce of wine.
1665. G. Harvey, Advice agst. Plague, 21. Perfume your sheets … by burning the said Trochisces in a warming pan.
1748. trans. Vegetius’ Distemp. Horses, 136. Give him … one Trochisk a Day dissolved in Water.
