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Firebug   Listen
noun
firebug  n.  
1.
A criminal who illegaly sets fire to property; an arsonist.
Synonyms: arsonist, incendiary.
2.
A brightly colored type of true bug that can exude a stain.





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"Firebug" Quotes from Famous Books



... we. We had our fire—the fire the Kaiser lighted. It was arson caused our fire—it was a firebug started it, no spontaneous combustion, as some wad ha' us think. And we called the firemen—the braw laddies frae all the world, who set to work and never stopped till the fire was oot. Noo they've gaed hame ...
— Between You and Me • Sir Harry Lauder


Words linked to "Firebug" :   outlaw, family Pyrrhocoridae, incendiary, felon, Pyrrhocoridae


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