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gater

American  
[gey-ter] / ˈgeɪ tər /
Or 'gater

noun

  1. gator.

gater British  
/ ˈɡeɪtə /

noun

  1. a variant of gator

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Shall I describe thee as thou late didst sit, The gater gated and the biter bit, When impious hands at the dead hour of night Forbade the way and made the barriers tight?

From Cambridge Pieces by Butler, Samuel

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