Meaning of tiger balm | Babel Free

Definitions

A liniment containing camphor, menthol, etc., intended for pain relief.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“In the daytime her adult students earned their living in the market as vendors of mosquito coils, toilet paper, batteries, flashlights, tiger balms.”

“Rod and Tony are having a few drinks at the Herdsman Hotel and INXS were playing a live gig that night. Although I still smell of sweat and tiger balm I join them […]”

“Deb actually felt sorry for her then, in spite of everything. But she also wanted to get out of there, away from the smells of burning rubbish and fish sauce and tiger balm; away from Luke's mum.”

CEFR level