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puppy water

puppy water noun: the urine of a puppy, as formerly used for cosmetic purposes.

Noun

puppy water (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The urine of a puppy, as formerly used for cosmetic purposes.
    • There night-gloves made of Tripsy’s hide, / Bequeathed by Tripsy when she died, / With puppy water, beauty’s help / Distilled from Tripsy’s darling whelp […].1732, Jonathan Swift, The Lady's Dressing Room

Questions about puppy water

What does puppy water mean?
Puppy water means the urine of a puppy, as formerly used for cosmetic purposes.
What part of speech is puppy water?
Puppy water is a noun.

Words near puppy water in the dictionary

  1. puppy pads
  2. puppy pile
  3. puppy piles
  4. puppy play
  5. puppy pregnancy syndrome
  6. puppy water
  7. puppy-dog
  8. puppy-dog eyes
  9. puppy-dogs
  10. puppy-lovey
  11. puppy-play

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