Definition of bittern

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Bittern (a.) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer..

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Boom :: Boom (n.) A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming..
Kagu :: Kagu (n.) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern..
Bittering :: Bittering (n.) A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
Trombone :: Trombone (n.) The common European bittern.
Acrimony :: Acrimony (n.) Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners..
Bittor Bittour :: Bittor Bittour (n.) The bittern.
Bitterbump :: Bitterbump (n.) the butterbump or bittern.
Sunblink :: Sunbird (n.) The sun bittern.
Bump :: Bump (v. i.) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom..
Bumble :: Bumble (v. i.) To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to cry as a bittern..
Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit..
Bump :: Bump (n.) The noise made by the bittern.
Bumble :: Bumble (n.) The bittern.
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind..
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Gall :: Gall (n.) Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.
Booming :: Booming (n.) The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns..
Bittern :: Bittern (a.) The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains..
Bittern :: Bittern (n.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species..
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