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growler definition

growler (gro̵u′lər)

noun

  1. a person, animal, or thing that growls
  2. ☆ Slang
    1. a pail or can formerly used to carry out beer bought at a saloon, etc.
    2. a keg of beer, equal to 1/8 barrel
  3. a small iceberg
  4. ☆ an electromagnetic device used to find short circuits in coils and for magnetizing and demagnetizing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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