puppy water

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puppy water (uncountable)

  1. (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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