growler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person, creature or thing that growls.
  2. A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.
  3. A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.
  4. A kind of jug, often with a handle, used to carry beer and preserve carbonation.
  5. A pork pie.
  6. The vulva.
  7. A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.
  8. A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹaʊlə/ /ˈɡɹaʊlɚ/ EN-AU ck1 growler.ogg

Word forms

growler growlers

Etymology

From growl + -er. Sense "jug" is 19th century American slang, of uncertain origin.

Derived words

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