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fire⋅brand

  [fahyuhr-brand]
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–noun
1. a piece of burning wood or other material.
2. a person who kindles strife or encourages unrest; an agitator; troublemaker.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME; see fire, brand
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fire·brand   (fīr'brānd')   
n.  

  1. A person who stirs up trouble or kindles a revolt.

  2. A piece of burning wood.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Firebrand

Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. 'ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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