In the Mothballs Meaning?

—used in phrases like in/into mothballs and out of mothballs to describe something that is stored without being used for a long time —sometimes used to describe a person (such as a performer) who has not been seen for a long time. mothball. verb.

Where does the phrase mothball come from?

mothball (n.)

1902 in a literal sense (to store away with mothballs), from mothball (n.); figurative sense "to lay up or disuse for a long time" is from 1901, popularized c. 1946 in U.S. in reference to warships at the end of World War II.

How do you use mothball in a sentence?

1. He keep his car in mothballs during the winter. 2. The plan has been put in mothballs.