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noun
Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, colloquial
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noun
a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: box car, freight car
noun
A marijuana cigarette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, slang
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noun
Marijuana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang, uncountable
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noun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: joint, marijuana cigarette, stick, spliff
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag
History
From reef + -er.
Clipping of refrigerator.
Uncertain. Perhaps from Mexican Spanish grifa (“cannabis”) or Central American Spanish grifo (“someone who smokes cannabis”). First attested in the 1920s.
Across languages
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
