Growler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹaʊlə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Growler is a noun meaning A person, creature or thing that growls.
Meaning
A person, creature or thing that growls.
More Meanings
- A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.
- (informal, Canada, US, Australia) A kind of jug, often with a handle, used to carry beer and preserve carbonation.
- (dialect, UK, Yorkshire) A pork pie.
- (British, slang) The vulva.
- (US, dialect) A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.
- A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.
- (historical, slang) A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.
Example Sentences
The ordinary London growler is considerably less wide than a gentleman's brougham.
He had evidently studied the driver of a London growler, and produced a good sound readable type of man.
Now, on first impression, a pork pie - or a ‘growler’ if you're from Yorkshire - looks like a delicious snack.
[…] their favoring breeze has the stink of nickel whiskey on its breath, and their sea is a growler of lager and ale […]
Word Forms
- growlers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include iceberg, grunter, grouser, grumbler, grizzler, howler.
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