Mace™
noun/meɪs/
/meɪs/
[uncountable]- a chemical that makes your eyes and skin sting (= feel a sharp pain), that some people, including police officers, carry in spray cans so that they can defend themselves against people attacking themTopics Law and justicec2Word Origin1960s (originally US): probably from mace ‘large stick’.
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