GROWLER

growler

(noun) a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping

growler

(noun) a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

growler (plural growlers)

A person, creature or thing that growls.

(historical, slang) A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.

A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.

(informal, North American, Australia) A kind of jug used to carry beer (in current usage, a 2-liter or 64-ounce container with or without a handle; sometimes extended to similarly shaped 32-ounce jug, but not bottles).

(dialect, UK, Yorkshire) A pork pie.

(British, slang) The vulva.

(US, dialect) A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.

A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Growl"er, n.

1. One who growls.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The large-mouthed black bass. [Local]

3. A four-wheeled cab. [Slang, Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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