grouser
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aʊsə(ɹ)
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
grouser (plural grousers)
Etymology 2[edit]
Unknown.
Noun[edit]
grouser (plural grousers)
- (nautical) A temporary pile driven into the bottom of a river to hold a boat in position; a spud.
- (engineering) A protrusion on the surface of a wheel or continuous track segment, intended to increase traction in soil, snow, or other loose material.
References[edit]
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “grouser2, n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.