Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A temporary pile or heavy iron-shod pole driven into the bottom of a stream to hold a drilling-or dredging-boat or other floating object in position.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (
Dredging ,Pile Driving , etc.) A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
grouses ; agrumbler - noun nautical A temporary
pile driven into the bottom of a river to hold aboat in position; aspud - noun engineering A
protrusion on the surface of awheel or continuous track segment, intended to increasetraction insoil ,snow , or other loose material
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Examples
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Any new wrinkle that retailers can offer to create more good will and turn a discomfited grouser into a gratified shopper's companion makes good sense.
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And if you, innocently trying to get a cool drink of water, become the passive recipient of the grousing, instead of stroking your chin while you pretend to listen, kindly ask the grouser if they've thought of doing anything proactive about their issue.
Archive 2006-06-01 Steve Hulett 2006
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And whilst he started out in the Labour Party on the far left, he acted as a loyal grouser with his team loyalty coming to the fore as his responsibilities grew.
Socialist Humanism in Church Harry Barnes 2006
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And whilst he started out in the Labour Party on the far left, he acted as a loyal grouser with his team loyalty coming to the fore as his responsibilities grew.
Archive 2006-07-01 Harry Barnes 2006
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The tank battalions saw the first Army effort to improve mo - bility during the winter of 1944, when grouser kits, also known as "duck bills," became available.
Steel Victory Yeide, Harry 2003
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'Maybe you'll see more'n you want before you're finished with this trip, ye long grouser,' put in Williams.
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'E wasn't arf a grouser, an' 'e' ad good luck all the bloomin 'time.
Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France Vernon Bartlett 1938
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They know that you are a bore or not a bore, a grouser or not a grouser, generous or mean, sentimental or cynical, an optimist or a pessimist, and that you have or have not a sense of humour.
If I May 1919
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Touche, the ship's grouser and dismal James, was taking the optimistical side, whilst Bompard, generally cheerful, was the pessimist.
The Beach of Dreams 1907
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Do what I will my pen carries me away and I find myself writing like an ill-conditioned "grouser."
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 Ian Hamilton 1900
alexz commented on the word grouser
Spotted in article about Curiosity rover's wheels.
" “In either case, the climbing wheel can end up experiencing higher forces, leading to cracks and punctures. The treads on each of Curiosity's six wheels, called grousers, are designed for climbing rocks. But the spaces between them are more at risk.”
-The Register
July 7, 2017