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water-rat (iou) and plunger (iou)


water-rat (iou)



water-rat noun. M16.
[from WATER noun + RAT noun1.]
Any of various larger semi-aquatic rodents of the family Muridae; esp. (a) the water-vole, Arvicola terrestris; (b) US the muskrat; (c) Austral. any rat of the genus Hydromys. M16.
fig. A water-borne thief, a pirate; derog. a sailor, a boatman. L16.
In pl. (Water Rats). A philanthropic show-business society. Also more fully Grand Order of Water Rats. E20.

plunger (iou)



plunger noun. E17.
[from PLUNGE verb + -ER1.]
A person who plunges into or through water etc.; a diver. E17.
A thing which plunges, esp. an instrument or part of a mechanism which works or is worked with a plunging or thrusting movement; spec. (a) a piston; (b) a knob, button, etc., used to operate signalling mechanisms and points on a railway system; (c) a device used in plumbing consisting of a rubber cup on a handle for clearing blocked pipes by a plunging and sucking action; (d) Jazz slang (more fully plunger mute) a plunging device resembling the type employed in plumbing, used as a mute for a trumpet or trombone. L18.
landed plunger: see LANDED adjective.
A type of sailing boat used in the Pacific coast oyster fisheries. N. Amer. M19.
A person who bets or speculates recklessly. slang. M19.
Comb.: plunger mute: see sense 2 above; plunger-pump: that works using a plunger or plungers; plunger-valve: that has a plunging action.