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spit⋅fire

  [spit-fahyuhr]
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–noun
1. a person, esp. a girl or woman, who is of fiery temper and easily provoked to outbursts.
2. (initial capital letter) a British fighter plane with a single in-line engine used by the R.A.F. throughout World War II.
Origin:
1590–1600; spit 1 + fire
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spit·fire   (spĭt'fīr')   
n.  A quick-tempered or highly excitable person.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

spitfire 
1600, from spit (v.) + fire (n.). Replaced earlier shitfire (cf. Florentine cacafuoco).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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