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spirits of turpentine
or spirit of turpentine
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Origin of spirits of turpentine
First recorded in 1785–95
Words nearby spirits of turpentine
spiritous, spirit rapping, spirits of ammonia, spirits of hartshorn, spirits of salt, spirits of turpentine, spirits of wine, spiritual, spiritual bouquet, spiritual incest, spiritualism
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