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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Bumble :: Bumble (v. i.) To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to cry as a bittern..
Bump :: Bump (n.) The noise made by the bittern.
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy..
Bill :: Bill (n.) The bell, or boom, of the bittern.
Bittern :: Bittern (a.) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer..
Disimbitter :: Disimbitter (v. t.) To free from bitterness.
Envenom :: Envenom (v. t.) To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter..
Boom :: Boom (n.) A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming..
Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects..
Bumble :: Bumble (n.) The bittern.
Ericius :: Ericius (n.) The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qip/d, which in the Authorized Version is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine..
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain..
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit..
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..
Bump :: Bump (v. i.) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom..
Bitterbump :: Bitterbump (n.) the butterbump or bittern.
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
Bittering :: Bittering (n.) A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
Acridness :: Acridness (n.) The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech..
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