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loosener

noun
/ˈluːsn̩.ə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

* loosen + -er

  1. derived from *lewh₁-✻
  2. derived from *lausaz✻
  3. derived from lauss
  4. inherited from loos
  5. suffixed as loosen — “loose + en”
  6. suffixed as loosener — “loosen + er”

Definitions

  1. Something that loosens

  2. A usually inaccurate delivery bowled early in a bowler's first over.

  3. An alcoholic drink that makes a person relax.

    • In the autumn of '72, they took a visiting Alice Cooper to see T. Rex recording at a London studio renowned for its pub bar, and after a few looseners, were invited by Marc Bolan to take part in a rambling jam session.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA