reefer

reef·er ¹  (rfr)

n.

1. A short, heavy, close-fitting, double-breasted jacket.

2. A close-fitting, single-breasted or double-breasted coat.

3. Nautical A person, such as a midshipman, who reefs.

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reef·er ²  (rfr)

n. Slang

Marijuana, especially a marijuana cigarette.

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[Origin unknown.]

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ree·fer ³  (rfr)

n. Slang

1. A conveyance, such as a railroad car or truck trailer, that carries cargo under refrigeration.

2. A refrigerator.

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[Alteration of refrigerator.]

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reefer¹

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a person who reefs, such as a midshipman

2. (Clothing & Fashion) another name for reefing jacket

3. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang a hand-rolled cigarette, esp one containing cannabis

[from reef²; applied to the cigarette because of its resemblance to the rolled reef of a sail]

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reefer²

n

a ship, lorry, or other form of transport designed to carry refrigerated cargo

[shortened and adapted from refrigerator]

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1. A refrigerator.
2. A motor vehicle, railroad freight car, ship, aircraft, or other conveyance, so constructed and insulated as to protect commodities from either heat or cold.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reefer - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking marijuana cigarette, spliff, joint, stick cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag, butt - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

Translations

reefer¹ [ˈriːfəʳ] N (= jacket) → chaquetón m

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reefer² [ˈriːfəʳ] N (= joint) → porro m

reefer [ˈriːfə^r] n

(British) (also reefer jacket) → caban m

(= joint) → joint m >

reefer

n (= jacket) → Seemannsjacke f; (inf: = joint) → Joint m (inf)

reefer [ˈriːfəʳ] n

a. (jacket) → giacca da pescatore a doppiopetto

b. (old) (fam) (joint) → spinello