reefer
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɹiːfə/
Noun

reefer (plural reefers)

  1. (nautical) Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman.
    • 1922, Katherine Mansfield, ‘Prelude’, Oxford 2002 (Selected Stories), p. 85:
      Her reefer cap was all on one side and on her cheek there was the print of an anchor button she had pressed on while sleeping.
  2. A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
Noun

reefer (plural reefers)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly US) A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
  2. (rail, US) a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
Noun

reefer (slang)

  1. (countable) A marijuana cigarette.
  2. (uncountable) Marijuana.
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