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firecracker

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fire⋅crack⋅er

  [fahyuhr-krak-er]
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–noun
a paper or cardboard cylinder filled with an explosive and having a fuse, for discharging to make a noise, as during a celebration.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; fire + cracker
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fire·crack·er   (fīr'krāk'ər)   
n.  A small explosive charge and a fuse in a heavy paper casing, exploded to make noise, as at celebrations.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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