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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He says ammonia (a large jar with holes punched in the top) and/or moth balls in a boat's covered cockpit make is less attractive to raccoons (and moths). Other ideas included moth balls, shoving finely crushed glass down the holes (ugh), planting a castor bean plant (its roots are supposedly poison to gophers), or sticking a couple of those lawn pinwheel figures by the holes because the gophers can't stand the vibrations they cause when spinning in the wind. He remembers hiding in a closet at one point, inhaling the sharp scent of moth balls and breathlessly listening to the Gestapo pass by. |
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