Sentence:  A <WSD>drench</WSD> of wine has with success been us'd,/ And through a horn the gen'rous juice infus'd,/ Which, timely taken, op'd his closing jaws,/ But, if too late, the patient's death did cause. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.