sundowner
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| —n | |
| 1. | obsolete, slang (Austral), (NZ) a tramp, esp one who seeks food and lodging at sundown when it is too late to work |
| 2. | nautical a strict ship's officer |
| 3. | informal chiefly (Brit) an alcoholic drink taken at sunset |
| 4. | slang (NZ) a lazy sheepdog |
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Sundowner
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
There are nature walks through the geranium-bright gardens, as well as a wisteria-covered terrace for a sundowner.
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