goose-drowner

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goose-drowner (plural goose-drowners)

  1. (colloquial) A very heavy rain shower.
    • 2009, John McPherson, Geri McPherson, Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living[1]:
      Some might think that for an overnight shelter any old thing will do, but what if you get a goose-drowner rain?