See Also: jointer(1)(dictionary)
jointer(2)(dictionary)
rowdy(dictionary)
rowdy 1, adjective(dictionary)
rowdy 2, noun(dictionary)

jointer(2) (iou) and rowdy (iou)


jointer(2) (iou)



jointer noun2. M17.
[from JOINT verb + -ER1.]
Carpentry. A long plane used in jointing. Also jointer plane. M17.
A tool for jointing masonry. E18.
Any of several shrubs of the genus Piper having prominent nodes on the stem. W. Indies. M19.
A person employed in jointing wires, pipes, etc. M19.

rowdy (iou)



rowdy noun, adjective, & verb. Orig. US. E19.
[Perh. rel. to ROW adjective1.]
A. noun. Orig., a rough and lawless backwoodsman. Later, any rough disorderly person. E19.
K. Kesey This..rowdy..serving time for gambling and battery.
b. adjective.
Rough, disorderly, noisy. E19.
P. L. Fermor One rowdy tableful, riotously calling for..stronger Wine.
b. transf. Of an animal: refractory. L19.
Characterized by noise and disorder. M19.
F. Kaplan Some..elections were rowdy, most of them corrupt.
C. verb.
verb trans. Treat in a rowdy manner. rare. E19.
verb intrans. Act in a noisy disorderly manner. L19.
Comb.: rowdy-dow slang boisterous noise, uproar; rowdy-dowdy adjective (slang) characterized by boisterous noise.
rowdily adverb L20.
rowdiness noun M19.
rowdyish adjective somewhat rowdy M19.
rowdyism noun rowdy behaviour or conduct M19.