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noun
1.
either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
2.
(loosely) any broad-snouted crocodilian, as a caiman.
3.
Metallurgy. a machine for bringing the balls of iron from a puddling furnace into compact form so that they can be handled.
4.
Jazz. an enthusiastic fan of swing.
verb (used without object)
5.
(of paint, varnish, or the like) to crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application to a surface.
6.
Metalworking. (of a rolled metal slab) to split and curl up and down at one end; fishmouth.
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Alligatoring
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1560–70; < Spanish el lagarto the lizard < Vulgar Latin *ille that + *lacartus, for Latin lacertus lizard
1560–70; < Spanish el lagarto the lizard < Vulgar Latin *ille that + *lacartus, for Latin lacertus lizard
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