Brimfire
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire. uncountable
"She let out a screech that could have been heard a mile away, while at the same time, calling us every ugly name she could think of and proceeded to call down brimfire and burning coals upon our heads."
Example
More examples"She let out a screech that could have been heard a mile away, while at the same time, calling us every ugly name she could think of and proceeded to call down brimfire and burning coals upon our heads."
Etymology
From Middle English brimfīr. For more on brim-, see brimstone.
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