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wheezer|ˈhwiːzə(r)|
[f. wheeze v. + -er1.]
One who wheezes; esp. a broken-winded horse.
1831Youatt Horse x. 196 The Wheezer utters a sound not unlike that of an asthmatic person when a little hurried. 1844H. Stephens Bk. Farm II. 227.
transf.1915Blackw. Mag. Aug. 259/1 Beastly cold on top of this old wheezer [sc. omnibus]. |