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mistpouffers

mistpouffers is the plural of mistpouffer.

Meaning of mistpouffer

Noun

mistpouffer (plural mistpouffers)

  1. (plural-normally) An unexplained sound, like a cannon or a sonic boom, heard in various waterfront communities.
    • The mysterious noises, mentioned to me by Mr. Clement Reid, which are heard on Dartmoor and in Scotland near the Highland Fault, are not perhaps exactly comparable with "Mistpouffers"[…]1896, Nature, volume 53, page 30

Questions about mistpouffers

What is mistpouffers the plural of?
Mistpouffers is the plural of mistpouffer.

Words near mistpouffers in the dictionary

  1. mistouch
  2. mistouched
  3. mistouches
  4. mistouching
  5. mistpouffer
  6. mistpouffers
  7. mistrace
  8. mistraced
  9. mistraces
  10. mistracing
  11. mistrack

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