grampus

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He continues: “Water dog, grampus, grumpus, mollyhugger, horny head, devil dog.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2018

It h a menacing or amorous puff, similar to the grampus.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

"And churn, Ben!" nodded Mr. Dalroyd, his delicate nostrils quivering in his sleepy smile, "You churn till you sweat, churn till you blow like any grampus, I understand."

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

Then leaving Kurz, he went up to Br�sig, who was running up and down the room puffing like a grampus, and said: "He didn't mean what he said, Br�sig."

From An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) by Reuter, Fritz

I wakened about seven bells in the morning watch, just for a moment, you know, and you were snoring like a grampus.

From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon