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growler Esp. Nfld 
n. See 1958 quote.
- 1920 There is no chart for icebergs, and "growlers" are formidable opponents to encounter at any time.
- 1958 Growler--A small fragment of ice awash, smaller than a bergy bit, usually of glacial origin, and generally greenish in color. A typical growler is about the size of a grand piano.
- 1965 The only thing that one could do to protect the thin-hulled ships of the escort group was to place them astern of the heavier merchant ships, and this I proceeded to do once we began to encounter the first growlers inside the Straits [of Belle Isle].
- 1920 There is no chart for icebergs, and "growlers" are formidable opponents to encounter at any time.