Point’er, n.

n. 1. Any thing that points; as, (a.) The hand of a time-piece. (b.) A variety of dog, trained to stop, and, with his nose, point out the game to sportsmen. Pointer Dog. (c.) (Astron.) One of the two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly to the North Star. (d.) (Naut.) One of the pieces of timber connecting the stern-frame of a vessel with the after-body. 2. A kind of graving tool. Simmonds.