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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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