sundowner
(nautical) A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.
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We have an older rescue who was having severe sundowner syndrome. Screamed all night long. Vet put her on Amlodipine and Methimazole for blood pressure and thyroid. Has done wonders. Much less screaming and vomiting.…
“Do you think you can take me in a fight?” says Grandpa Sundowner who can’t even stand up on his swollen feet.
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(nautical) A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.
Arrogant, aloof, and suspicious, a “sundowner,” or strict disciplinarian, King inspired respect in many but affection in few.
“We have an older rescue who was having severe sundowner syndrome. Screamed all night long. Vet put her on Amlodipine and Methimazole for blood pressure and thyroid. Has done wonders. Much less screaming and vomiting. Now just yells when we're late with her dinner, lol.”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Do you think you can take me in a fight?” says Grandpa Sundowner who can’t even stand up on his swollen feet.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, a swagman.
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(Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, such as a swagman, who arrives at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but readily accepts food and lodging.
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