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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wariangle  \War`i*an"gle\,  n.  [OE.  wariangel,  weryangle;  cf  AS 
  wearg  outlaw,  criminal,  OHG,  warg,  warch,  Goth.  wargs  (in 
  comp.),  G.  w["u]rgengel,  i.  e.,  destroying  angel,  destroyer, 
  killer,  and  E.  worry.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  The  red-backed  shrike  ({Lanius  collurio});  --  called  also 
  {w["u]rger},  {worrier},  and  {throttler}.  [Written  also 
  {warriangle},  {weirangle},  etc.]  [Obs.  or  Prov.  Eng.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Throttler  \Throt"tler\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  throttles,  or  chokes. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Flasher},  3 
  b  .  [Prov.  Eng.] 




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