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BUBBLER
bubbler
(noun) any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bubbler (plural bubblers)
Something that emits bubbles.
An airstone for an aquarium.
(Wisconsin, New England, Australia) A drinking fountain.
(cannabis subculture) A device used for smoking marijuana, similar to a cannabis pipe but with a section that holds water, like a bong
(obsolete) One who cheats.
(US) A freshwater fish of central North America, the freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens; so called from the noise it makes.
Usage notes
In Portland, Oregon, used primarily in the phrase “Benson Bubbler”.
Synonyms
• (drinking fountain): drinking fountain, water fountain
• (device for smoking marijuana): bubbler bong
Anagrams
• blubber
Source: Wiktionary
Bub"bler, v. t.
Definition: To cheat; to deceive. She has bubbled him out of his youth. Addison. The great Locke, who was seldom outwitted by false sounds, was nevertheless bubbled here. Sterne.
Bub"bler, n.
1. One who cheats. All the Jews, jobbers, bubblers, subscribers, projectors, etc. Pope.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish of the Ohio river; -- so called from the noise it makes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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