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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Puffer \Puff"er\, n.
1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant
commendation.
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2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold
at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the
species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon} of the family
{Tetraodontidae}; -- called also {blower},
{puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}. They are
highly poisonous due to the presence of glands
containing a potent toxin, {tetrodotoxin}.
Nevertheless they are eaten as a delicacy in Japan,
being prepared by specially licensed chefs who remove
the poison glands.
(b) The common, or harbor, porpoise.
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4. (Dyeing) A kier.
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