table salt
noun
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Origin of table salt
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby table salt
table linen, table money, Table Mountain, table napkin, table-rapping, table salt, tableside, tablespoon, tablespoonful, table stake, table sugar
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Example sentences from the Web for table salt
A grain of the sublimate in a pint or more of water, with a drachm of table-salt, will be found both mild and efficient.
The addition of rock- or table-salt to the bath is a welcome stimulant.
Half a drachm or more of table-salt and a few drachms of sugar ought to be added to the daily mess.
British Dictionary definitions for table salt
table salt
noun
salt that is used at table rather than for cooking
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Scientific definitions for table salt
table salt
[ tā′bəl ]
See salt.
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