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PUFFERS
Noun
puffers
plural of puffer
Source: Wiktionary
PUFFER
Puff"er, n.
1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation.
2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. Bouvier.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon; -- called also blower, puff-fish, swellfish, and globefish. (b) The common, or harbor, porpoise.
4. (Dyeing)
Definition: A kier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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