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thieves' vinegar

thieves' vinegar is the alternative form of four thieves' vinegar.

Meaning of four thieves' vinegar

Noun

four thieves' vinegar (uncountable)

  1. (UK, archaic) Vinegar mixed with camphor and essential oils, formerly used as medicine.

Questions about thieves' vinegar

What is thieves' vinegar the alternative form of?
Thieves' vinegar is the alternative form of four thieves' vinegar.

Words near thieves' vinegar in the dictionary

  1. thieves in law
  2. thieves in the night
  3. thieves out
  4. thieves' kitchen
  5. thieves' Latin
  6. thieves' vinegar
  7. thievess
  8. thievesses
  9. thievin'
  10. thieving
  11. thieving out

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