noun
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a person or thing that faces
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a lathe tool used to turn a face perpendicular to the axis of rotation
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informal a difficulty or problem
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Origin of facer
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This was somewhat of a facer, he was obliged to confess.
From The Riddle of the Night by Hanshew, Thomas W.
It’s a facer, but nothing need come of it.”
From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram
This was a facer, and I knew not what to say, until by a happy thought I suggested that he should consult my aunt Susan, with whom he was a prime favourite.
From Palm Tree Island by Strang, Herbert
This was rather a facer, and I felt angry with Jim!
From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John
Rough on him, and rough on the Foltlebarres, and a facer for Lessie ... and what price the girl?'
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
The Macgillicuddies support the Seceding interest, and deliver facers in the teeth of all establishments whatsoever.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
“I am not going to cry ‘I take a licking!’ because Fortune has caught me a couple of facers without a return.
From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Paget, Walter
It is claimed that these facers constitute the best possible protection against fire.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Howsomnever, they didn’t come to facers, only passed a little jaw fore and aft.”
From The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore
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