squirter, squyrter

[Eng. squirt; -er.] One who or that which squirts; one who uses a squirt. squirt-ing, pr. par. or a. [SQUIRT, v.] squirting - cucumber, spirting cucumber, subst. Bot.: Ecbalium agreste (formerly Momordica Elaterium ), a prostrate plant from the south of Europe. Corolla yellow, veined with green; the fruit is a small, elliptical, green gourd covered with prickles. When ripe, it ejects its seeds and juice with some force. [ECBALIUM, ELATERIUM.] squish-op, subst. [Eng.squi(re), and ( bi ) shop.] [SQUARSON.]