LOOSENER

Etymology

Noun

loosener (plural looseners)

Something that loosens

(cricket) A usually inaccurate delivery bowled early in a bowler's first over.

(colloquial) An alcoholic drink that makes a person relax.

Anagrams

• reloosen

Source: Wiktionary


Loos"en*er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, loosens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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