Boutefeu

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. obsolete

    "Animated by […] John a Chamber, a very boutefeu, […] they entered into open rebellion."

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firebrand

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"Animated by […] John a Chamber, a very boutefeu, […] they entered into open rebellion."

Etymology

Borrowed from French boutefeu, from bouter (“to thrust, put”) + feu (“fire”).

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