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spitfire
noun 4
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2ADJ.
small
VERB + SPITFIRE
fricking
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noun
1
A cannon.
2
A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.
1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ⅩⅠⅠⅠ, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London "―But however provoked, are your scribbling spitfires never to be satisfied?"
3
A larva of the spitfire sawfly, Perga affinis.
noun
1
A single-seat fighter used by the RAF and allies during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.
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1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ⅩⅠⅠⅠ, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London "―But however p
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The Spitfire was invented by RJ Mitchell.
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