DISCHARGER
\dɪst͡ʃˈɑːd͡ʒə], \dɪstʃˈɑːdʒə], \d_ɪ_s_tʃ_ˈɑː_dʒ_ə]\
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An instrument for liberating electricity.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An instrument or apparatus consisting of two brass arcs with bulbous extremities joined to a hinge and sometimes provided with insulating glass handles for discharging Leyden jars or other conductors.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.