styptic pencil
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Noun[edit]
styptic pencil (plural styptic pencils)
- A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).
- I said, never clip a dog's nails without a styptic pencil handy.
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short medicated stick used to stop bleeding
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