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reefer

1

[ ree-fer ]

noun

  1. Nautical. a person who reefs.
  2. a short, close-fitting coat or jacket of thick cloth, similar to a pea jacket.
  3. a woman's tailored, fitted, single- or double-breasted coat of durable material with a collar.


reefer

2

[ ree-fer ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a marijuana cigarette.

reefer

3

[ ree-fer ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a refrigerator, especially one large enough to be walked into.
  2. a refrigerator car, ship, truck, etc.

reefer

1

/ ˈriːfə /

noun

  1. a ship, lorry, or other form of transport designed to carry refrigerated cargo
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


reefer

2

/ ˈriːfə /

noun

  1. nautical a person who reefs, such as a midshipman
  2. another name for reefing jacket
  3. slang.
    a hand-rolled cigarette, esp one containing cannabis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reefer1

First recorded in 1800–10; reef 2 + -er 1

Origin of reefer2

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; origin uncertain; possibly from Mexican Spanish slang grifo, grifa “under the influence of marijuana”; griefo

Origin of reefer3

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; alteration and shortening of refrigerator
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reefer1

C20: shortened and adapted from refrigerator

Origin of reefer2

C19: from reef ²; applied to the cigarette because of its resemblance to the rolled reef of a sail
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Example Sentences

“We were taught with Reefer Madness that it was a hard-core drug and we should veer away from it,” she says.

Hemp, too close to reefer madness for comfort, was one of them.

Armstrong told Harold that reefer was "medicine for headaches, toothaches, and the blues," advice Conrad took to heart.

Kevin Murphy wrote the lyrics; he also wrote Reefer Madness.

University of Colorado cracks down on 4/20 reefer madness, but a few students still manage to party.

Rapidly he removed his reefer and his waistcoat, folded them, and placed them neatly beside his overall.

One day he asked the girls if they had met one active young reefer, who happened to belong to a distinguished family.

The nobles are worked up in their ship, as well as the humblest reefer of them all.

She gave no sign; helped her sister into the heavy reefer, and made herself comfortable in turn.

The little girl she stripped with her own hands and clothed her in one of Brand's flannel shirts and a commandeered reefer jacket.

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