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camphor ball

noun

mothball(def 1).

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Words nearby camphor ball

campground, camphene, camphire, camphol, camphor, camphor ball, camphor ice, camphor laurel, camphor oil, camphor tree, camphorate

Origin of camphor ball

First recorded in 1585–95
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Examples from the Web for camphor ball

  • Whenever we give a camphor-ball the moths attend, and as far as I can find out dance all through it.

    The Idiot at Home|John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for camphor ball

camphor ball

noun

another name for mothball (def. 1)
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