DEMOTHBALL Definition & Meaning

demothball

[dee-mawth-bawl, -moth-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of demothball¹

de- + mothball

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Around a T-shaped table in the office of Interior Secretary Fred Seaton, 25 representatives of 15 major oil companies met last week to demothball a tool left over from Suez.

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