Bittern
Bit´tern
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. |
| 1. | The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains. | |
| 2. | A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer. |
| Noun | 1. |  bittern - relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes |