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have a short fuse

 [fyooz]   Origin

fuse

1   [fyooz] noun, verb, fused, fus·ing.
noun
1.
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
2.
fuze (def. 1).
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verb (used with object)
3.
fuze (def. 3).

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Idiom
4.
have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have a quick temper.
Origin:
1635–45; < Italian fuso < Latin fūsus spindle

Related forms
fuse·less, adjective
fuse·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

fuse
also fuze, 1640s, from It. fuso "spindle" (so called because the originals were long, thin tubes filled with gunpowder), from L. fusus "spindle," of uncertain origin. Influenced by Fr. fusée "spindleful of hemp fiber," and obsolete English fusee "musket fired by a fuse." Meaning of "device that
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breaks an electrical circuit" first recorded 1884, so named for its shape, but erroneously attributed to fuse (v.) because it melts.
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fuse   (fyz)  Pronunciation Key 


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Noun  

  1. A safety device that protects an electric circuit from becoming overloaded. Fuses contain a length of thin wire (usually of a metal alloy) that melts and breaks the circuit if too much current flows through it. They were traditionally used to protect electronic equipment and prevent fires, but have largely been replaced by circuit breakers.

  2. A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end.


Verb  

  1. To melt something, such as metal or glass, by heating.

  2. To blend two or more substances by melting.


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have a short fuse definition


  1. tv.
    to be easy to anger. (Have got can replace have.) : He's got a short fuse, so watch out.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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