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ˈhonker
[f. honk v. + -er1.]
1. A name for a wild goose.
1888Trumbull Bird Names (U.S.) 1 Branta canadensis,..[termed] Honker or Old Honker in recognition of its hoarse notes or ‘honking’.
2. transf.
a. One who ‘honks’ (in various senses).
1891Outing (U.S.) Oct. 43/1 Though a fair ‘honker’, I cannot successfully imitate the constantly varying note of the snow goose. 1965New Statesman 6 Aug. 183/3 The honker and the light-flasher drew up alongside. 1972Jazz & Blues Sept. 12/1 Others in the R & B field..are just dismissed as ‘honkers’.
b. The horn of a motor vehicle.
1928Funk's Stand. Dict., Honker, the warning horn of a motor-car.
c. slang. A nose.
1948R. Park Harp in South xxi. 267 It's yer own fault for having such a God-forgotten honker [sc. a large nose]. |