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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Refresher  \Re*fresh"er\  (-?r),  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  refreshes. 
 
  2.  (Law)  An  extra  fee  paid  to  counsel  in  a  case  that  has  been 
  adjourned  from  one  term  to  another,  or  that  is  unusually 
  protracted. 
 
  Ten  guineas  a  day  is  the  highest  refresher  which  a 
  counsel  can  charge.  --London 
  Truth. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  refresher 
  n  1:  (British)  a  fee  (in  addition  to  that  marked  on  the  brief) 
  paid  to  counsel  in  a  case  that  lasts  more  than  one  day 
  2:  a  drink  that  refreshes;  "he  stopped  at  the  bar  for  a  quick 
  refresher 
  3:  a  course  that  reviews  and  updates  a  topic  for  those  who  have 
  not  kept  abreast  of  developments  [syn:  {refresher  course}] 




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