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Bug spit turned into the glossy varnish that civilized your grandmother's furniture.
means A resin secreted by the lac insect, dissolved in alcohol to make a hard glossy finish or coating.
from From shell + lac (the insect resin), itself from Hindi lakh, meaning a hundred thousand — roughly the swarm needed to make a batch.
Edible glazeCoats your candy, pills, and shiny apples.
Record originsOld 78 rpm discs were pressed from it.
Slang senseTo shellac means to defeat someone soundly.