Bittern

Definition:

• (n.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
• (a.) The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.
• (a.) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.

Compare bittern with other words:

bittern vs. cittern

bittern vs. gittern

bittern vs. zittern

bittern vs. bitters

bitten vs. bittern

bittern vs. bump

bittern vs. trombone

bittern vs. boomer

beer vs. bittern

bittern vs. brewer

bittern vs. fraudulent

bittern vs. compound

bittern vs. quassia

bitter vs. bittern

bittern vs. brine

bittern vs. salt

bittern vs. bumble

bittern vs. halite

bird vs. bittern

bill vs. bittern

bittern vs. heron