mothball
n.
also moth-ball, moth ball, "naphthalene ball stored among fabrics to keep off moths," 1891, from moth + ball, n.1.
v.
1902 in a literal sense (to store away with mothballs), from mothball, n.; figurative sense from 1901.
| 词汇 | mothball |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary mothball n. also moth-ball, moth ball, "naphthalene ball stored among fabrics to keep off moths," 1891, from moth + ball, n.1. v. 1902 in a literal sense (to store away with mothballs), from mothball, n.; figurative sense from 1901. |
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