spitfire

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 11:45, 18 March 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Spitfire

English

Lua error in Module:interproject at line 62: Parameter "dab" is not used by this template.

Etymology

A compound of spit +‎ fire

Noun

spitfire (plural spitfires)

  1. A cannon
  2. A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.[1801]
    • 1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ⅩⅠⅠⅠ, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London
      "―But however provoked, are your scribbling spitfires never to be satisfied?"

See also

Further reading

  • “spitfire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=spitfire&oldid=51991547"