smelling-bottle

smelling bottle

noun
a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume.

Origin:
1765–75

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smelling bottle

noun
a bottle containing smelling salts 
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Smelling-bottle is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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