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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Vyacheslav M. Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet politician

Molotov cocktail

 noun
     
Related topics: Bombs and Terrorism
Mol‧o‧tov cock‧tail [countable]
SCB a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol with a piece of cloth in the end
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