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goose-drowner

goose-drowner noun: a very heavy rain shower.

Noun

goose-drowner (plural goose-drowners)

  1. (colloquial) A very heavy rain shower.
    • Some might think that for an overnight shelter any old thing will do, but what if you get a goose-drowner rain?2009, John McPherson, Geri McPherson, Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living

Forms of goose-drowner

pluralgoose-drowners
alternative form (rare)goose drownder
alternative form (rare)goosedrownder

Questions about goose-drowner

What does goose-drowner mean?
Goose-drowner means a very heavy rain shower.
What part of speech is goose-drowner?
Goose-drowner is a noun.
What is the plural of goose-drowner?
The plural of goose-drowner is goose-drowners.

Words near goose-drowner in the dictionary

  1. goose up
  2. Goose Village
  3. goose wing
  4. goose wings
  5. goose-drownder
  6. goose-drowner
  7. goose-drowners
  8. goose-flesher
  9. goose-fleshers
  10. goose-grass
  11. goose-grasses

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