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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mothball

 
 

Mothball

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. Phrases and idioms in mothballs stored unused for a considerable time.
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  I. noun Date: 1906 a ball made formerly of camphor but now often of naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene and used to keep moths from clothing, a condition of protective storage , II. transitive verb Date: 1943 to deactivate (as a ship) and prevent deterioration chiefly by dehumidification, to withdraw from use or service and keep in reserve ; put aside ...
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