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  1. 1. n. One who, or that which, breaks. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A small water cask. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. waves breaking on the shore Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. One who, or that which, breaks. I'll be no breaker of the law. Shak. 2. Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed. 3. (Naut.) A small water cask. Totten. 4. A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. The breakers were right beneath her bows. Longfellow. Source: webster
  9. 9. A small water cask. Totten. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n:100 n. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone Source: ecdict

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