muzzler

English

Etymology

From muzzle +‎ -er.

Noun

muzzler (plural muzzlers)

1. One who or that which muzzles.
2. A pickpocket working individually, apart from their normal gang.
3. (nautical) A wind from the intended direction of the vessel.
4. (slang) A punch in the mouth.
5. (slang) A dram of spirits.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary