growler
[noun]
Synonyms: grouch, bellyacher, crab, crank, griper, grouser, grumbler, grump, sorehead, sourpuss

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growler noun. ['graʊlǝ] M18.
[from GROWL verb + -ER¹.]
1. A person who or an animal or thing which growls. M18.

2. A four-wheeled cab. colloq. obsolete exc. Hist. M19.

3. A small iceberg showing very little above the water. M19.

4. A container for fetching beer. US slang. L19.

5. Electricity. An electromagnet with two poles designed to test for short circuits in the windings of an armature. E20.

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