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nounloosener (plural looseners)
plural looseners
- Something that loosens
- ball gamesA usually inaccurate delivery bowled early in a bowler's first over.
- colloquialAn alcoholic drink that makes a person relax.
In the autumn of '72, they took a visiting Alice Cooper to see T. Rex recording at a London studio renowned for its pub bar, and after a few looseners, were invited by Marc Bolan to take part in a rambling jam session.
2010, Tony Fletcher, Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon
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loosener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosener
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“loosener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosener. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loosener,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosener.
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