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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Bump :: Bump (v. i.) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom..
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain..
Ginseng :: Ginseng (n.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness..
Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects..
Bittern :: Bittern (a.) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer..
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..
Bittor Bittour :: Bittor Bittour (n.) The bittern.
Bump :: Bump (n.) The noise made by the bittern.
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
Bittering :: Bittering (n.) A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
Sunblink :: Sunbird (n.) The sun bittern.
Disimbitter :: Disimbitter (v. t.) To free from bitterness.
Bile :: Bile (n.) Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile..
Bumble :: Bumble (n.) The bittern.
Butterbump :: Butterbump (n.) The European bittern.
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy..
Bitterbump :: Bitterbump (n.) the butterbump or bittern.
Bitternut :: Bitternut (n.) The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit..
Trombone :: Trombone (n.) The common European bittern.
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