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tightener

noun
/ˈtaɪtn̩ɚ/US/ˈtaɪtn̩ə/UK

Etymology

From tighten + -er. Referring to a meal, suggests the tightening of one's belt around the expanding waistline.

  1. inherited from tyhtan
  2. inherited from tighten
  3. suffixed as tightener — “tighten + er”

Definitions

  1. Something used to tighten.

  2. A large meal

    A large meal; a feast or blowout.

The neighborhood

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