loosener

English

Etymology

• loosen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈluːsn̩.ə(ɹ)/

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Noun

loosener (plural looseners)

1. Something that loosens
2. (cricket) A usually inaccurate delivery bowled early in a bowler's first over.
3. (colloquial) An alcoholic drink that makes a person relax.
   • 2010, Tony Fletcher, Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon:

     In the autumn of '72, they took a visiting Alice Cooper to see T. Rex recording at a London studio renowned for its pub bar, and after a few looseners, were invited by Marc Bolan to take part in a rambling jam session.

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