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31Squib sailboat — A Squib is a type of small racing keelboat originally designed in 1967 by Oliver Lee as a successor to his Ajax 23.The prototype was built in cold moulded wood and sailed extensively over the winter of 1967 68. after successful proving trials she …
32Squib (linguistics) — A squib is a brief satirical or witty piece of writing or speech, like a lampoon, or a short, sometimes humorous piece in a newspaper or magazine, used as a filler. It can be intended to ignite thinking and discourse by others on topics of… …
33Squib Case — The celebrated case of Scott v Shepherd, 2 W Bl 892, 1 Smith Leading Cas 797, wherein the defendant was held liable to the plaintiff for putting out his eye, as a result of having thrown a lighted squib into a market whence several persons… …
34squib kick — noun : a kickoff in football in which the ball bounces along the ground * * * squib kick, Football. a short kick, usually made in midfield to cause a fumble or to make the ball stop near the goal line. * * * noun, pl ⋯ kicks [count] American… …
35squib — A small pyrotechnic device that may be used to fire the igniter in a rocket or for some similar purpose. Not to be confused with a detonator that explodes …
36squib — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, agile wit, black humor, blasting cap, burlesque, cap, caricature, comedy, detonating powder, detonator, dry wit, electric detonator, esprit, exploder, farce, fulminating mercury, fuse, hatchet job, humor,… …
37Squib — 1. back down, act in a cowardly manner; 2. (racing) horse or dog that starts well but finishes terribly …
38squib — Australian Slang 1. back down, act in a cowardly manner; 2. (racing) horse or dog that starts well but finishes terribly …
39squib — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. satire, burlesque, spoof; see parody . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. firecracker. see fireworks III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A usually brief detail of news or information: bit1, item, paragraph, piece, story. See… …
40squib — skwɪb n. witty verbal attack, lampoon; short humorous article used as filler in a magazine or newspaper; small firecracker v. satirize, lampoon; shoot off a small firecracker …
