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fire-breather

fire-breather

See also: firebreather

English

Noun

fire-breather (plural fire-breathers)

  1. Alternative form of firebreather
    • 2005, Joe Nickell, Secrets of the sideshows, ISBN 0813123585, page 219:
      Marcel was a fire-breather, that is, one who sips the fuel, then spits it at a torch, thus throwing a great ball of fire across the stage. It is a dramatic effect. It is also a dangerous one.

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