restrainer
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Philosopher, lawyer, teacher, former tackle for the Williams College "Ephmen" and compulsive thrasher in smooth waters, Bennett has clapped a restrainer on his formidable tongue until the confirmation hearings.
From Time Magazine Archive
The decisive fifth came in 1962, when the ailing judicial restrainer, Felix Frankfurter, retired, to be succeeded by President Kennedy's gung-ho Labor Secretary, Arthur Goldberg.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, the "guilt" that Freud never satisfactorily explained is one built-in restrainer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Must a restrainer be resorted to, 1 to 3 min. of a 1:10 solution of potassium bromide is quite sufficient.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
I have now, O bull among men, told thee everything as to who Chastisement is, that restrainer of the universe which is governed by righteousness."'"
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
