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n. - An oil well that is gushing

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  • Verb (used with object) : He spouted his theories on foreign policy for the better part of the night
  • The "spouter" was a spray through which Sarah Ann blew coolness on my head, and Johnny had heard of it with interest.
  • Sure enough, about two miles to the leeward of us was a fine barque, at once pronounced a 'spouter' (whaler), and an American.
  • That’s goes double when the spouter is a minor, and the spoutee an adult — triple when there are small children in the room.
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