There were two carloads of equipments. Upon their return to the armory the blankets were shook and repacked with mothballs; […]
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Mothball
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/
Synonyms for "mothball" (11 found)
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11 entriesmothball assetmothball chemicalmothball facilitymothball initiativemothball policymothball programmothball projectmothball storagemothball usemothballing programnaphthalene ball
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Me and Solly, as I now called him, prepared to shake off our moth-balls and wing our way against the arc-lights of the joyous and tuneful East.
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The church interior was as comfortable as Sunday-morning toast and marmalade— […] gorgeous stained-glass windows, and a general polite creaking of ladies' best stays and gentlemen's stiff shirt-bosoms, and an odor of the best cologne and moth-balls.
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Mr. President, I have supported the draft and shall do so as long as it is necessary. But I believe that when a draftee has served his 2 years and is released for normal civilian life, he should be free to place his uniform in mothballs until the Nation's safety requires his return to active duty.
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