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EQUALIZER

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e⋅qual⋅iz⋅er

[ee-kwuh-lahy-zer]
–noun
1. a person or thing that equalizes.
2. any of various devices or appliances for equalizing strains, pressures, etc.
3. Electricity. an electric network of inductance, capacitance, or resistance established between two points in a given network to secure some constant relation, as even attenuation, between the two points.
4. Slang. a weapon, as a pistol, blackjack, or switchblade knife.

Origin:
1785–95; equalize + -er 1
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e·qual·iz·er   (ē'kwə-lī'zər)   
n.  
  1. One that equalizes, as:

    1. A device for equalizing pressure or strain.

    2. A tone control system designed to compensate for frequency distortion in audio systems.

  2. Slang A deadly weapon, such as a firearm or switchblade.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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equalizer

  1. n.
    a gun; a pistol. (Underworld.) : Rocko carried an equalizer but wouldn't dream of using it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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