nose ender

noun Nautical.

muzzler(def 2).

Origin of nose ender

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby nose ender

nose bag, nose candy, nose cone, nose dive, nose drops, nose ender, nose flute, nose glasses, nose guard, nose in, nose in a book, have one's

Example sentences from the Web for nose ender

  • Nose-ender, a straight blow delivered full on the nasal promontory.

    The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten