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Definition of Throttlers
1. throttler [n] - See also: throttler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throttlers
Literary usage of Throttlers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Noctes Ambrosianæ by John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg (1863)
"Aiblins the verra hauns o' Burke himsell ! What throttlers ! North. Why, they
are throttlers, James—but they never belonged in life to any of the gang. ..."
2. Noctes Ambrosianæ by John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg, William Maginn, John Gibson Lockhart (1856)
"Shepherd. Weel! what altho' ? Are they a present frae Dr. Knox, or his freen Hare ?
Aiblins the verra hauns o' Burke himsell! What throttlers! North. ..."
3. The Religions of India by Edward Washburn Hopkins (1895)
"1 Thugs (defined as'knaves' by Sherwood, more probably ' throttlers') must be
distinguished from ..."
4. Historical Records of New South Wales by Frank Murcott Bladen (1893)
"... were, in attempting to master some of their " throttlers " or gutturals.
They wanted us much to invitations come on shore, which was impracticable. ..."
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