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spit-fire en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of spitfire.
   alt of spitfire
   • Even the trailer for the film did not attempt to hide a connection with Gone with the Wind, proclaiming that the story was “a scarlet portrait of a gorgeous spit-fire.” 2011, Karen L. Cox, Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture, →ISBN:
   • He was a spit-fire! The typical little boy just on the verge of spilling out the dozens of words he'd accumulated, a cascade of sounds as he chattered from dawn to dusk. 2010, Nancy Spencer, Heaven in My Hands: A Midwife's Stories of Birth & Life, →ISBN, page 119:
   • And Harlan to report me, when he helped her break 'em. The little spit-fire! 2014, Caroline H. Woods, Woman in Prison, →ISBN, page 170:
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of spit fire.
   alt of spit fire
   • On the frozen river, the spit-fires had burned out and the stalls were packing up. 2016, Jane Hardstaff, The Executioner's Daughter, →ISBN, page 154:
   • The final side had two ovens fashioned inside the stone structure above a spit-fire. 1996, Vicky Glasgow, The Mage Emperor:
   • Also the use of spit-fires for barbecueing meats in view of the customer serves a dual purpose of attracting customers as well as cooking. 1995, M. Sethi, Catering Management : An Integrated Approach, →ISBN, page 102:

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