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I look like a nail but a bud am I,Chocolate brown colour and astrong smell have I.When your toothachemakes you shout,I soothe the pain in your mouth.Think - Environmental Studies

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I look like a nail but a bud am I,
Chocolate brown colour and a
strong smell have I.
When your toothache
makes you shout,
I soothe the pain in your mouth.
Think and tell me who am I?
Tell me quickly, ho am I?

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Spicy Riddles
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Chapter 25: Spicy Riddles - Exercise [Page 201]

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NCERT Environmental Studies - Looking Around [English] Class 4
Chapter 25 Spicy Riddles
Exercise | Q 6 | Page 201

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