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Firecracker - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Firecracker : (noun)
1: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in
a heavy paper casing [syn: cracker, banger]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Firecracker : \Fire"crack`er\, n.
See Cracker., n., 3.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, cracks.
2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.]
What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?
--Shak.
3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed
in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with
a sharp noise; -- often called firecracker.
4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston
cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster
cracker.
5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the
Southern United States. --Bartlett.
6. (Zo["o]l.) The pintail duck.
7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding
caoutchouc. --Knight.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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