burdún cáinte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- squib noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
Senses
burdún cáinte is used for these senses in English:
- squib (dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
squib — full definition
- noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
- noun A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
- noun A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
- noun Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.