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Definition of Nuzzler
1. one that nuzzles [n -S] - See also: nuzzles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuzzler
Literary usage of Nuzzler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"nuzzler [nuz-lur], x. (1) a peg in a mole- or mouse-trap. This, when touched by
the animal, releases a spring which ensnares him. (2) a mouse's nest caught ..."
2. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"... nuzzler. A square of flannel for covering or wrapping round an infant, till
it attains sufficient strength to be carried upright. 0. ..."
3. Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm (1911)
"... ever-ready wagger and nuzzler, to none ineffable. No beggar, no burglar, had
ever been rebuffed by this catholic beast. But he drew the line at Zuleika. ..."
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