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smelling salts
noun
(used with a plural verb)
- a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
smelling salts
plural noun
- a pungent preparation containing crystals of ammonium carbonate that has a stimulant action when sniffed in cases of faintness, headache, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of smelling salts1
First recorded in 1830–40
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"We'd be given smelling salts, sponge on the neck, back out and play," he said.
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It wasn't quite the smelling salts and stretchers of 2024, but it was close.
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He would end up on the couch himself with Carl Jung waving a fan and some smelling salts in his face.
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Tears streaking her face, Khin Win was revived with smelling salts as she sat at the Buddhist ceremony.
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Clutch your bosom and reach for the smelling salts.
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