fireblast en · NOUN
Etymology
From fire + blast.
Meanings
- A fiery explosion.
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A blight affecting plants, giving them a scorched appearance (as if burnt by fire).
Among these are reckoned the wire worm; the flea, and the fly; the fen or mould; the mildew ; and what are usually called fire blasts.
1808, Thomas Potts, The British Farmer's Cyclopaedia or, Complete Agricultural Dictionary, Scatcherd and Letterman, page 96:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fireblasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fire blast | alternative | lexicographic |