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Definition of Firecracker
1. Noun. Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing.
Specialized synonyms: Cannon Cracker, Cherry Bomb, Whizbang, Whizzbang
Generic synonyms: Firework, Pyrotechnic
Derivative terms: Bang, Crack
Definition of Firecracker
1. n. See Cracker.,
Definition of Firecracker
1. Noun. A firework consisting of a string of bangers linked by a fuse designed to emit a series of loud bangs when lit. Traditionally used in Chinese celebrations (e.g. Chinese New Year) to scare off ghosts and bad spirits and to bring good luck. ¹
2. Noun. A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to a Alice B. Toklas brownie. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Firecracker
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Firecracker
Literary usage of Firecracker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Every where by Will Carleton (1910)
"The firecracker Boy. BY WILL CARLETON. (~)N the steps of a house, still and sad
as a mouse With no goods to destroy, Unreservedly pained at the stillness ..."
2. The Chronicle Fire Tables for 1897 (1897)
"... Explosion (oil stove) 1 Explosion (gasoline stove) 1 Flood firecracker« 1
Children playing with tire 1 Lightning 1 Explosion (alcohol) 1 Explosion (oil) ..."
3. Our Wonderful Progress: The World's Triumphant Knowledge and Works : a Vast by Trumbull White (1902)
"One American girl can turn out more firecracker tubes in a. day than a dozen ...
The bottom of an American-made firecracker is plugged with a piece of cork ..."
4. Cases on the Law of Torts by Francis Hermann Bohlen (1915)
"A part or feature of the entertainment consisted in the ignition and explosion
of a giant firecracker attached to a pipe set in an upright position in one ..."
5. The American Teacher (1889)
"firecracker. — My name is firecracker, friends, I herald the Fourth of July ;
I'm somewhat red, for it's summertime, And the snn it very high. ..."
6. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1908)
"firecracker. Cannon. Firearm. Powder, etc. Total. ... The wounds produced by the
blank cartridge and giant firecracker are of the character to especially ..."
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