pheno
(ˈfiːnəʊ)
colloq. abbrev. of phenobarbital, phenobarbitone.
| 1966 J. Pearl Crucifixion P. McCabe (1967) viii. 118 Take a couple of my phenos and sack in early. 1968 ‘E. Trevor’ Place for Wicked vi. 82 She'd just managed to catch the chemist open for some phenos:..after the plane journey she wouldn't be able to sleep properly. 1971 Where Dec. 360/2 He agreed that she did not need such a heavy dose and suggested a quarter grain of pheno twice a day only if she was under the weather. |