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brimfire

brimfire noun: sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire.

Noun

brimfire (uncountable)

  1. Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire.
    • 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.2010, Carl Finney, Tales from the Pushin Off: Childhood During the 1940's and 1950's, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 179
    • The circles with demons in them were brimful of brimfire, and the demons inside them were negotiating with the magicians.2011, Sarah Rees Brennan, The Demon's Surrender, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 362

Origin of brimfire

Calque of Middle English brimfīr. For more on brim-, see brimstone.

Questions about brimfire

What does brimfire mean?
Brimfire means sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire.
What part of speech is brimfire?
Brimfire is a noun.

Words near brimfire in the dictionary

  1. Brimelow
  2. Brimelows
  3. Brimer
  4. Brimers
  5. Brimfield
  6. brimfire
  7. brimful
  8. brimfull
  9. brimfully
  10. brimfulness
  11. brimfuls

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