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from The Century Dictionary.
- A mysterious noise heard over the ocean in quiet, foggy weather off the coast of Belgium and Holland. See
Barisal gun .
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mtc commented on the word mistpouffer
Somehow "fog belches" is the more appealing label to me: an eructative earth, dyspeptic of men, their depredations and pollutants, warning of the apocalyptic Belch to come in which she will finally shake off her tormentors in one big bilious blast.BURRRP!
July 23, 2012
deinonychus commented on the word mistpouffer
Ooh, how did I miss that word when I was reading the list of unexplained sounds?
July 23, 2012
Louises commented on the word mistpouffer
Oh to live by the coast and hear such a thing mistpouffer
July 23, 2012