Squib
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Squib
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1 a.
A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.
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2 a.
A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
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3 a.
A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.
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4 a.
A writer of lampoons.
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5 a.
A paltry fellow.
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6 v. i.
To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.
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7 a.
A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.
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8 a.
A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
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9 a.
A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.
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10 a.
A writer of lampoons.
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11 a.
A paltry fellow.
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12 v. i.
To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.