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Definition of fire-eating in English: fire-eatingnoun ˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ The action or practice of eating, or appearing to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment.
adjective ˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ 1That eats, or appears to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment. 2Fierce, belligerent, quarrelsome. 3US. Designating an extreme Southern partisan advocating secession from the Union. See "fire-eater". Now historical.
OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From fire + eating, after fire-eater
early 18th century. From fire + eating, after fire-eater. Definition of fire-eating in US English: fire-eatingnounˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ The action or practice of eating, or appearing to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment.
adjectiveˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ 1That eats, or appears to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment. 2Fierce, belligerent, quarrelsome. 3US. Designating an extreme Southern partisan advocating secession from the Union. See "fire-eater". Now historical.
OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From fire + eating, after fire-eater<br>early 18th century. From fire + eating, after fire-eater. |