reefer
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈɹiːfə/
reefer (plural reefers)
- (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.
- 1922, Katherine Mansfield, ‘Prelude’, Oxford 2002 (Selected Stories), p. 85:
- A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
reefer (plural reefers)
- (colloquial, chiefly US) A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
- (rail, US) a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
reefer (slang)
Synonyms- (marijuana cigarette) See also Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette,
- French: joint
- German: Joint, Tüte
- Russian: кося́к
- Spanish: bate (Honduras), canuto, carruco (Honduras), leño (Honduras), porro (Spain)
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