Hudson River alligator
n.β Β«The quaint wooden pilings you see at the edge of Manhattan, the ones that trace the outlines of long-gone piers, are a hazard in the making. When a storm knocks one of them loose, the resultant floaterβa βHudson River alligatorββbecomes a twenty-foot battering ram.Β» ββSecrets of the Deep” by Christopher Bonanos New York Magazine May 10, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)