单词 | pepper dust |
释义 | > as lemmaspepper dust pepper dust n. the sweepings of warehouses where pepper is stored, formerly used to adulterate black pepper; (also) the siftings of the pepper. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [noun] > refuse from spices garblec1503 pepper dust1844 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows II. xxi. 57 He..took pepper-dust instead of brown Scotch snuff. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 894/2 Pepper-dust..consists of the sweepings of the floors of warehouses wherein pepper is stored, or of the siftings of the pepper. It is used to mix with genuine ground pepper, also for pickling. 1999 Independent on Sunday 31 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 61/3 Rabbit repellent substances like pepper dust and quassia simply don't work. < as lemmas |
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