"wrister" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wrister.wav Forms: wristers [plural]
Etymology: From wrist + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wrist|er}} wrist + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wrister (plural wristers)
  1. (ice hockey) A wrist shot, a shot made primarily with a wrist motion Categories (topical): Ice hockey, Clothing
    Sense id: en-wrister-en-noun-Ln~zyzHH Disambiguation of Clothing: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
  2. (dated, US) A knitted wrist covering Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-wrister-en-noun-su2IUHVu Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 46 54

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