2. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; --
often used in the phrase
{big bruiser}. --R. Browning.
[1913 Webster]
Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,
Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. --T.
Warton.
[1913 Webster]
3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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