swaddler

swaddler
swad·dler

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Swaddler — Swad dler, n. A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. Shipley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swaddler — swad·dler (swahdґlər) a wrapping for an infant s body …   Medical dictionary

  • swaddler —    This word is said to have been applied originally to a Methodist minister in Ireland because he often referred to the Christ child in His swaddling clothes. From being a personal nickname it became a general term for Methodists, then was still …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • swaddler — d(ə)lə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: swaddle (II) + er; probably from the frequent mention made by the preachers in their sermons to the swaddling clothes in which the infant Jesus lay (Lk 2:7) chiefly Irish : a Methodist preacher; broadly …   Useful english dictionary

  • silver swaddler — a swaddler composed of polyester laminated on the inside surface with a thin layer of aluminum, used to prevent hypothermia in the newborn …   Medical dictionary

  • proddies —    See swaddler …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

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