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1. (n.) bittern
any of several brown-and-buff wading birds of the heron family, inhabiting reedy marshes in both the Old and New Worlds.
2. (n.) bittern
a bitter solution remaining in saltmaking after the salt has crystallized out of seawater or brine, used as a source of bromides, iodides, and certain other salts.
Etymology: (1675–85; var. of bittering)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bittern
relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
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1. (adj) bittern
the brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains
2. (adj) bittern
a very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer
3. (noun) bittern
a wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species
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