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Fireplug

//ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fire hydrant.

    "She is a strong and warm-hearted and hard-working farmer in her early sixties. She is built like a fireplug."

  2. 2
    an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire wordnet

Etymology

From fire + plug, referring to the system used prior to fire hydrants, in which a large plug was placed into a hole in the water main, then covered with a barrel. The plug was removed when water was needed.

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