growler
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈɡraʊlər/
- US
:
botella de cerveza
- Many craft breweries offer discounts when you bring back your empty growler for a refill.
- growler of beer
- growlers for sale
- growler filling station
Examples
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Bring a bag of food to donate and an empty growler or other container to take home fresh-pressed apple cider (you can buy a growler for $5 there).
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I'm gonna leave the growler with you.
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But he knows that customers buy growlers where he works, go home to hand-bottle the beer, then ship it all over the country.
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I sampled their brown ale as a possible second year-round beer and was given a growler.
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My local bottle shop had at least 4 (all local) renditions at the growler fill station and an entire corner section of the store devoted to bottled ones.
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You can fill your growler with fresh beer from the local brewery and take it home.
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He brought a large growler to the picnic filled with his favorite IPA.
Synonyms
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1.0
A container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids
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A container with a handle and spout for holding and pouring drinks
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3.2
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
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1.0
A large container with a narrow opening for holding and pouring liquids
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1.0
A glass or plastic container that holds beer
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2.5
A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink
A small jug for holding alcohol
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Etymology
Growler for a beer container has a folk story behind it: one popular idea is that the name comes from growl because old jugs sometimes let beer gas escape with a low 'growling' sound as people carried them. So a growler is the jug or bottle you use to carry draft beer.