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throttler |
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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