mothball, camphor ball
(noun) a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
mothball
(verb) put into long-term storage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mothball (plural mothballs)
(usually, in plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.
mothball (third-person singular simple present mothballs, present participle mothballing, simple past and past participle mothballed)
(transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used.
Synonyms: store, shelve, set aside, defer
(transitive, figuratively) To stop using (something), but keep it in good condition.
• demothball
• unmothball
Source: Wiktionary
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
