muzzler
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Origin of muzzler
Example Sentences
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"This is a regular muzzler, Pelham," said Shuffles, in the afternoon, as they were holding on at the life-lines in the waist.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver
The Captain of the Drumeltan raised the 'blood-money' to an unheard-of sum, and two days later towed out to sea, though the wind was W.S.W. beyond the Straits—a 'dead muzzler'!
From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by Bone, David W.
Having passed through the channel between the islands, the weather there proved to be a perfect muzzler.
From All Adrift or The Goldwing Club by Optic, Oliver
The milling cove tipped the cull a muzzler; the boxer gave the fellow a blow on the mouth.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
"We are going to have a regular muzzler, Washburn," I said, after glancing at the barometer again.
From Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi by Optic, Oliver
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