Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sounding-machine.
- noun That which sounds; specifically, in telegraphy, a receiving instrument in the use of which the message is read by the sound produced by the armature of the electromagnet in playing back and forth between its stops.
- noun A herd of wild swine.
- noun A young wild boar: an erroneous use.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which; sounds; specifically, an instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
- noun (Zoöl.) A herd of wild hogs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
comparative form ofsound : moresound - noun Something, or someone who makes a
sound . - noun nautical A device for making
soundings atsea . - noun The
collective noun for a group ofwild boar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device for making soundings
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Examples
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R, of course, hears his own sounder, which is making the dots and dashes also.
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We always found that the deeper the sets were placed in the ground the sounder were the roots: We tried every experiment with them; and as our gardener was both skilful and industrious, we were usually much more fortunate with our produce than our neighbors.
Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it Miss Coulton
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-- The sounder is the instrument which carries the electro-magnet.
Electricity for Boys J. S. Zerbe
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For receiving signals I locate in said circuit between the condensing surface and the ground a diaphragm sounder, which is preferably one of my electromotograph telephone receivers.
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For receiving signals I locate in said circuit between the condensing surface and the ground a diaphragm sounder, which is preferably one of my electromotograph telephone receivers.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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Shooting an Indian from an and-bush is acting up to his own principles, and now we have what you call a lawful war on our hands, the sooner you wipe that disgrace off your conscience, the sounder will be your sleep; if it only come from knowing there is one inimy the less prowling in the woods.
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One pack (called a "sounder") of boars took to hanging out at a playground in Berlin's posh Dahlem district.
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a lawful war on our hands, the sooner you wipe that disgrace off your character, the sounder will be your sleep; if it only come from knowing there is one inimy the less prowling in the woods.
The Deerslayer James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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The receiving instrument is not the noisy "sounder" of the land lines.
Steam, Steel and Electricity James W. Steele
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And then, save for the clatter of the "sounder," there was silence.
Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes Ella Cheever Thayer
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