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Stiffener
noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.
"[…] he wears a wisp of black silk round his neck, without any stiffener, as an apology for a neckerchief […]"
- 2 a member attached to a beam web to prevent loss of strength due to web buckling. wordnet
- 3 One of a series of angle bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached in order to provide them the necessary stiffness or rigidity.
- 4 material used for stiffening something wordnet
- 5 An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself. slang
"I believe the old man has taken himself off to the nearest bar for a stiffener."
Etymology
From stiffen + -er.
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