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Scorcher   /skˈɔrtʃər/   Listen
Scorcher

noun
1.
An extremely hot day.
2.
A very hard hit ball.  Synonym: screamer.





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"Scorcher" Quotes from Famous Books



... waggoners, wrapped in their cloaks, dozed off afresh. The one who had called to Madame Francois growled out as he lay down: "As if we'd nothing better to do than pick up every drunken sot we come across! You're a scorcher, ...
— The Fat and the Thin • Emile Zola
... on wheels—wow! that was a scorcher of a jolt! I hope none of the wheels break down!" answered the other, over his shoulder; but he dared not take his eyes off the uneven "tote" road which they were following, for more than a second at a time, lest ...
— The Outdoor Chums - The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club • Captain Quincy Allen


Words linked to "Scorcher" :   screamer, hitting, hit, hot weather, striking


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