grouser
English
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -aʊsə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
editNoun
editgrouser (plural grousers)
Etymology 2
editUnknown.
Noun
editgrouser (plural grousers)
- (nautical) A temporary pile driven into the bottom of a river to hold a boat in position; a spud.
- (engineering) A protrusion on the surface of a wheel or continuous track segment, intended to increase traction in soil, snow, or other loose material.
References
edit- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “grouser2, n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.