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bouncer

bouncer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A boaster; a bully. [Collog.] Johnson.
  2. 2.A bold lie; also, a liar. [Collog.] Marryat.
  3. 3.Something big; a good stout example of the kind. The stone must be a bouncer. De Quincey.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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