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mothball

a small ball of camphor or naphthalene used to repel clothes moths in stored clothing, blankets, etc.

mothball [′mȯth‚bȯl]

(ordnance)

Placing military equipment into a state of long storage.

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mothball (redirected from Moth balls)

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