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mothball
CIDE DICTIONARY
mothball, n.
A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing. [WordNet 1.5]
mothball, v. t.
To put into long-term storage; as, to mothball the battleships not needed after the war. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mothball, n. & v.
--n. a ball of naphthalene etc. placed in stored clothes to keep away moths.
--v.tr.
1 place in mothballs.
2 leave unused.
--n. a ball of naphthalene etc. placed in stored clothes to keep away moths.
--v.tr.
1 place in mothballs.
2 leave unused.
Idiom
in mothballs stored unused for a considerable time.
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