Meaning of spit-fire | Babel Free

Examples

“He was a spit-fire! The typical little boy just on the verge of spilling out the dozens of words he'd accumulated, a cascade of sounds as he chattered from dawn to dusk.”

“Even the trailer for the film did not attempt to hide a connection with Gone with the Wind, proclaiming that the story was “a scarlet portrait of a gorgeous spit-fire.””

“And Harlan to report me, when he helped her break 'em. The little spit-fire!”

“Also the use of spit-fires for barbecueing meats in view of the customer serves a dual purpose of attracting customers as well as cooking.”

“The final side had two ovens fashioned inside the stone structure above a spit-fire.”

“On the frozen river, the spit-fires had burned out and the stalls were packing up.”

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