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GRUNTER
hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa
(noun) domestic swine
grunter
(noun) a person who grunts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grunter (plural grunters)
One who grunts.
Any of a group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught.
(slang) A pig.
(dated, brass founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible.
Synonyms
• (fish): tiger perch
Source: Wiktionary
Grunt"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog. "Bristled grunters." Tennyson.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several American marine fishes. See Sea robin, and Grunt, n., 2.
3. (Brass Founding)
Definition: A hook used in lifting a crucible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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