growler
pronunciation
How to pronounce growler in British English:
UK ['graʊlə]
How to pronounce growler in American English:
US ['graʊlə]
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- Noun:
- a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl
- a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping
Word Origin
- growler (n.)
- "pitcher or other vessel for beer," 1885, American English slang, of uncertain origin; apparently an agent noun from growl (v.). The thing itself owes its popularity to laws prohibiting sale of liquor on Sundays and thus the tippler's need to stock up. Also in early use in the expression work the growler "go on a spree." Also late 19c. slang for a four-wheeled cab.
Example
- 1. But another plane , the boeing growler , uses electromagnetics as offensive weapons .
- 2. The engine fire marked the first class a mishap for the growler since the boeing made aircraft went into service earlier this year .
- 3. The growler , which first saw action in iraq in 2010 and has been extensively ( though discreetly ) deployed during the nato air war against colonel qaddafi 's forces in libya , is a souped-up version of the super hornet .