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rickburner

rickburner noun: an arsonist who sets fire to hayricks.

Noun

rickburner (plural rickburners)

  1. An arsonist who sets fire to hayricks.
    • Wherever the magistrates interfere, the interference is always fatal; […] afraid of the vengeance of the rickburner, they dare not refuse (even if they wish it) allowance to the pauper.1833, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, England and the English

Forms of rickburner

pluralrickburners

Origin of rickburner

From rick + burner.

Questions about rickburner

What does rickburner mean?
Rickburner means an arsonist who sets fire to hayricks.
What part of speech is rickburner?
Rickburner is a noun.
What is the plural of rickburner?
The plural of rickburner is rickburners.

Words near rickburner in the dictionary

  1. Rickabaughs
  2. Rickaby
  3. Rickard
  4. rickardite
  5. Rickards
  6. rickburner
  7. rickburners
  8. Ricke
  9. ricked
  10. Rickel
  11. Rickels

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