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strikefire

strikefire noun: alcoholic liquor.

Noun

strikefire (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Alcoholic liquor.
    • […] hevin a little drop a strikefire in a bottle e me pockit, ah thowt ah cuddant do better then drink t'Queen and Prince Olbert's good health […]1851, Tom Treddlehoyle's Trip Ta Lunnan, Leeds: Alice Mann, page 43

Origin of strikefire

From strike + fire.

Questions about strikefire

What does strikefire mean?
Strikefire means alcoholic liquor.
What part of speech is strikefire?
Strikefire is a noun.

Words near strikefire in the dictionary

  1. strikebroke
  2. strikebroken
  3. striked
  4. strikee
  5. strikees
  6. strikefire
  7. strikeforce
  8. strikeforces
  9. strikeless
  10. strikelike
  11. strikelist

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