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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The copper-nosed sunfish, Lepomis pallidus.
  • noun A disease, acne rosacea, of the nose, caused sometimes by excessive use of alcohol.
  • noun A person having this disease; a drunkard.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A red nose.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol

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