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reefer noun [ ˈriːfə ]

• a cannabis cigarette.
Origin: 1930s: perhaps related to Mexican Spanish grifo ‘(smoker of) cannabis’.

reefer noun

• short for reefer jacket.
• a person who reefs a sail.

reefer noun

• a refrigerated lorry, railway wagon, or ship.
Origin: early 20th century: abbreviation.


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