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noseplug en · NOUN

Etymology

From nose + plug.

Meanings

  1. A plug placed in the nose, usually to prevent accidental inhalation of water when swimming
    • I see men and women wearing earmuffs that look like noseplugs. 2009 January 22, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Season of the Chullo”, in New York Times:

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