lunger
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See also: Lunger
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lunger (plural lungers)
- A person who lunges.
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lunger (plural lungers)
- (slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
- (slang, in combination) A vehicle whose engine has the specified number of cylinders.
- 1909, Automotive Industries, volume 20, page 992:
- Lion-Peugeot, whose recent successes at Barcelona and in Sicily have made them the favorites for the Boulogne race, will present two single-cylinder cars and one twin-cylinder. The one-lungers are special productions with a bore of 3.9 inches […]
Translations[edit]
lung disease- or TB-sufferer
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References[edit]
- “lunger”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
lunger m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
lunger f
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