bubbler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈbʌb.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbʌb.lɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English bubble Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bubbler From bubble + -er.
Meanings
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Something that emits bubbles.
In proof of this I can assert my success in extinguishing a youthful bubbler near Reykholt church.
1860, Charles Stuart Forbes, Iceland; Its Volcanoes, Geysers and Glaciers, page 247:
- An airstone for an aquarium.
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(Australia, qualifier:Wisconsin; Rhode Island; Massachusetts; Wisconsin; Rhode Island; Massachusetts) A drinking fountain.
He lives on a playground / Where he can drink grape juice all day if he wants, / It might be cute / But not for a grown up, / He washes his hands in a water bubbler, / He made his camp under a slide, / He likes to hear the kids yell as they slide down, / It’s how he gets his sleep.
2012, “Baby Boy”, in Dripping, performed by Pile:Small self-contained water coolers have a limited capacity of cooled water. They are equipped with one bubbler or drinking fountain and have a capacity of about 5 gallons of cooled water per hour or less.
(Can we date this quote?), Repairs and Utilities: Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Mechanical Ventilation, and Evaporative Cooling. Technical Manual TM 5-670, United States Department of the Army, published 1962, page 82:There should be an ample supply of safe drinking water and bubblers or sanitary cups from which to drink. Common drinking cups must not be used. A faucet turned up will make a satisfactory fountain. Plans for an inexpensive bubbler or drinking fountain that have been worked out by the 4-H Club department in Massachusetts are shown in figure 4. If containers are used for drinking water, they should be carefully cleaned daily.
1939, Ella Gardner, Short-Time Camps: A Manual for 4-H Leaders, United States Department of Agriculture, page 11:There are many types of fountain from which persons may drink by taking the nozzle of the bubbler into the mouth, and this practice is common; furthermore, there are many types in the use of which water from the lips of the consumer falls back onto the bubbler at the point of outlet.
1919 February, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, number 250, page 39:
- (qualifier:cannabis subculture) A device used for smoking marijuana, similar to a cannabis pipe but with a section that holds water, like a bong
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(obsolete) One who cheats.
...above all the Jews, jobbers, bubblers, ſubſcribers, projectors, directors, governors, treaſurers, &c.
1772, Alexander Pope, “Letter VII”, in The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, volume V, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, page 227:
- (US) A freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), of central North America.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bubblers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
spubbler · chubbler · gas bubbler (something that emits bubbles) · wubbler
Synonyms
bubbler bong (device for smoking marijuana) · water fountain (drinking fountain) · drinking fountain (drinking fountain)
Translations (1)
fr pipe à eau (device for inhaling smoke that passes though a liquid for cooling or flavouring)