"heart starter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heart starters [plural]
Etymology: From heart + starter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|heart|starter}} heart + starter Head templates: {{en-noun}} heart starter (plural heart starters)
  1. A defibrillator.
    Sense id: en-heart_starter-en-noun-UZ36-slu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
  2. (Australia) An alcoholic drink, especially one taken early in the day. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-heart_starter-en-noun-8S~Jg53n Categories (other): Australian English

Inflected forms

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