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sulphur-bottom
[ suhl-fer-bot-uhm ]
/ ˈsʌl fərˌbɒt əm /
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Origin of sulphur-bottom
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby sulphur-bottom
sulphonium compound, sulphonmethane, sulphonyl, sulphur, sulphurate, sulphur-bottom, sulphur butterfly, sulphur-crested cockatoo, sulphur dioxide, sulphureous, sulphuret
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How to use sulphur-bottom in a sentence
Grenfell helped take to pieces a "sulphur-bottom" whale ninety-five feet long, supposed to weigh nearly 300,000 pounds.
Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo
British Dictionary definitions for sulphur-bottom
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