fogger
Etymology
Perhaps from fodderer.
fogger means the outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in automotive applications, as well as fuels for turbine engines. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
noun
- The outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in automotive applications, as well as fuels for turbine engines.
- A device that generates artificial fog or smoke for stage performances.
- A device that releases an insecticidal mist.
- One who fogs; a pettifogger.“A beggarly fogger.”
- A person employed to feed cattle.“Describing a fogger's (cattle feeder) work on a winter day, he concludes that […]”