puppy water
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Noun
- (obsolete) The urine of a puppy, as formerly used for cosmetic purposes. [17th–18th c.]
- 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Lady's Dressing Room:
- There night-gloves made of Tripsy’s hide, / Bequeathed by Tripsy when she died, / With puppy water, beauty’s help / Distilled from Tripsy’s darling whelp […].
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