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POWDERED MUSTARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does powdered mustard mean?
• POWDERED MUSTARD (noun)
The noun POWDERED MUSTARD has 1 sense:
1. a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
Familiarity information: POWDERED MUSTARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dry mustard; powdered mustard
Hypernyms ("powdered mustard" is a kind of...):
emetic; nauseant; vomit; vomitive (a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)
mustard; table mustard (pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds)
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