"breath check" meaning in All languages combined

See breath check on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: breath checks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} breath check (plural breath checks)
  1. The act of blowing air into one's hand and the sniffing it, in order to determine if one has bad breath. Related terms: breath mint
    Sense id: en-breath_check-en-noun-fCGV4gJ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "blow",
          "blow"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ],
        [
          "sniff",
          "sniff"
        ],
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "determine",
          "determine"
        ],
        [
          "bad breath",
          "bad breath"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
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        }
      ]
    }
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        [
          "blow",
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        [
          "air",
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        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ],
        [
          "sniff",
          "sniff"
        ],
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "determine",
          "determine"
        ],
        [
          "bad breath",
          "bad breath"
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