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(1):

(n.) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.

(2):

(n.) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine.

(3):

(n.) One that silences;

(4):

(n.) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Silencer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/silencer.html. 1828.
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