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reefer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Drug culture
ree·fer /ˈriːfə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  MDDa cigarette containing the drug marijuana 大麻香烟 SYN joint
Examples from the Corpus
reeferRenate was sitting on the edge of the king-sized bed with the black sheets, smoking a reefer.Top Shop is doing a brisk trade in reefer jackets and A-line car coats.Another source of inspiration was the naval reefer jacket of the late nineteenth century.
Origin reefer (1900-2000) Perhaps from → REEF2 (in the sense to roll something up), or perhaps from Mexican Spanish grifo (someone who smokes) marijuana
ree·fer nounChineseSyllable
drug containing the Corpus a marijuana cigarette


reefer
reefer /ˈriːfə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Perhaps from reef2 (in the sense 'to roll something up'), or perhaps from Mexican Spanish grifo '(someone who smokes) marijuana'
a cigarette containing the drug marijuana
   SYN  joint


reef·erBrE /ˈriːfə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈriːfər/ 🔊 noun (also ˈreefer jacket) a short thick jacket made of wool, usually dark blue, with two rows of buttons 双排扣厚毛上衣(通常为深蓝色)(old-fashioned, slang) a cigarette containing marijuana 大麻香烟