pepper spray
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noun
an aerosol spray that temporarily irritates the eyes and mucous membranes, used to stun and incapacitate a person or animal: police use of pepper spray to control rioters.
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Nearby words
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Origin of pepper spray
First recorded in 1985–90; the active ingredient is capsaicin, extracted from capsicum peppers
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Examples from the Web for pepper spray
He turned it and let the door crash open as two cops in riot-visors came through, pepper-spray at the fore.
Makers|Cory DoctorowIt was a little stainless-steel aerosol canister that looked for all the world like a pepper-spray self-defense unit.
Little Brother|Cory DoctorowThe cops were running for them, batons out, pepper-spray out.
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British Dictionary definitions for pepper spray
pepper spray
noun
a defence spray agent derived from hot cayenne peppers, which causes temporary blindness and breathing difficulty, sometimes used to control riots
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