"Growlery" meaning in All languages combined

See Growlery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Growleries [plural]
Etymology: growl + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|growl|ery}} growl + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} Growlery (plural Growleries)
  1. A place to retreat to, alone, when ill-humoured.
    Sense id: en-Growlery-en-noun-m7AAjewx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

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