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one-lunger

[ wuhn-luhng-er ]
/ ˈwʌnˈlʌŋ ər /
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noun Slang.

a one-cylinder internal-combustion engine.

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Nearby words

  1. one-horse,
  2. one-horse town,
  3. one-legged,
  4. one-liner,
  5. one-lung,
  6. one-man,
  7. one-man show,
  8. one-many,
  9. one-night stand,
  10. one-nighter

Origin of one-lunger

1905–10; one lung + -er1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for one-lunger

  • You see it is simply crushing to have the responsibility of a one-lunger for a whole evening.

    Mariposilla|Mary Stewart Daggett