See Also: longer(1)(dictionary)
longer(2)(dictionary)

dinger (iou) and longer(2) (iou)


dinger (iou)



dinger noun. L18.
[from DING verb1 + -ER1.]
A thief who throws away identifiable objects to avoid detection (cf. DING verb1 5). Criminals' slang. Now rare or obsolete. L18.
Something outstanding of its kind; a 'humdinger'. slang (chiefly US) & dial. L19.
J. Steinbeck Been a dinger of a crop.

longer(2) (iou)



longer noun2. Canad. L18.
[from LONG adjective1 + -ER1.]
A long pole or piece of timber used for fencing, a fishing stage, etc.