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one-lunger

[ wuhn-luhng-er ]
/ ˈwʌnˈlʌŋ ər /

noun Slang.

a one-cylinder internal-combustion engine.

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Origin of one-lunger

1905–10; one lung + -er1

Words nearby one-lunger

oneiroscopy, one jump ahead, one-legged, one-liner, one-lung, one-lunger, one-man, one-man show, One man's meat is another man's poison, one-many, on end
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Example sentences 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