nos

nos
 n.— «“Nos” or “laughing gas” as it is known, is sold in silver canisters used to whip cream, and had been readily available at dairies and some hardware stores.» —“Gas sniffs killed boy?” by Alice Hudson Hawke’s Bay Today (New Zealand) Apr. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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