roarer | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Roarer
·noun The barn owl. II. Roarer ·noun One who, or that which, roars. III. Roarer ·noun A riotous fe...

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roarer
One who roars; a noisy man.--Worcester. Ben was an old Mississippi roarer--none of your half and ha...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Bull-roarer
·add. ·noun A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with wh...

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