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camphor ball
camphor ball
noun
another name for mothball
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Word History and Origins
Origin of camphor ball1
First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences
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On our first date, he smelled like camphor balls, and a moth flew out of his jacket pocket.
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"Maybe ze camphor ball," she exclaimed aloud, lifting a corner of the box which nearly filled the bottom of the trunk.
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As she did this the housekeeper sprinkled, with lavish hand, the camphor balls among the layers of clothing.
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Well, you don't smell of anything æsthetic-er than the camphor balls you put that coat away for the summer in....
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Den she put camphor ball and asafoetida 'round our necks to keep off diseases.
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