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growler

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growler [′grau̇l·ər]
(electricity)
An electromagnetic device consisting essentially of two field poles arranged as in a motor, used for locating short-circuited coils in the armature of a generator or motor and for magnetizing or demagnetizing objects; a growling noise indicates a short-circuited coil.
(oceanography)
A small piece of floating sea ice, usually a fragment of an iceberg or floeberg; it floats low in the water, and its surface often is heavily pitted; it often appears greenish in color. Also known as bergy-bit.


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Then the old King said: 'Be easy, he shall be punished,' and he at once flew with the Queen to the bear's cave, and called in: 'Old Growler, why have you insulted my children?
Haven't you sleep enough, growler, that you're not to be knocked up for once?
The ordinary London growler is considerably less wide than a gentleman's brougham.
 
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