"spitfire" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spitfires [plural]
Etymology: A compound of spit + fire Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spit|fire}} spit + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} spitfire (plural spitfires)
  1. A cannon.
    Sense id: en-spitfire-en-noun-wPWFqd7f
  2. A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl. Categories (topical): Artillery, People
    Sense id: en-spitfire-en-noun-vNk6V5BT Disambiguation of Artillery: 6 94 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: shitfire

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