heart starter en · NOUN
Etymology
From heart + starter.
Meanings
- A defibrillator.
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(Australia) An alcoholic drink, especially one taken early in the day.
Drunken people did not make good witnesses […], disappearing for hours at a time down the pub for more heart-starters when they should have been sitting like solid citizens in the court room.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 155:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heart starters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |