spitfire
n.
1610s, "a cannon," from spit, v. + fire, n.; c.1600 as an adjective. Meaning "irascible, passionate person" is from 1670s. Replaced earlier shitfire (similar formation in Florentine cacafuoco).
| 词汇 | spitfire |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary spitfire n. 1610s, "a cannon," from spit, v. + fire, n.; c.1600 as an adjective. Meaning "irascible, passionate person" is from 1670s. Replaced earlier shitfire (similar formation in Florentine cacafuoco). |
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