1. A Christian holy day, it is the feast day of St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
   - Saint Joseph, March 19

1. A town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
   - Saint Joseph
    
2. The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
   "He took two St. Joseph to relieve his headache";
   - aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, Christian holy day, pain pill, painkiller, salicylate, town

Part of: Mar, March, Missouri, MO, Mo., Show Me State [informal]

Encyclopedia: St Joseph, Missouri