Definition of Hell-kite

1. Noun. Someone who is a very fierce fighter.

Exact synonyms: Gamecock, Hell-rooster
Generic synonyms: Battler, Belligerent, Combatant, Fighter, Scrapper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hell-kite

helix loop helix
helix turn helix
helixes
helixlike
hell
hell's bells
hell's teeth
hell-bent
hell-diver
hell-divers
hell-for-leather
hell-hole
hell-holes
hell-hound
hell-hounds
hell-kite (current term)
hell-raiser
hell-rooster
hell and half of Georgia
hell and tommy
hell dust
hell for leather
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
hell hound
hell hounds
hell on earth
hell on wheels
hell or high water
hell raising
hell to pay

Literary usage of Hell-kite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Rather from to sweep ; and so thought H. Tooke. See TJ Olí hell-kite—all,— What! all my pretty chickens, and their dam, At one fi-ll sva'ip. ..."

2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... frequented by the devil : hell-hound, a dog or agent of hell: hell- kite, a kite of the infernal breed : hellish, any thing having the qualities of hell ..."

3. Masterpieces in English Literature, & Lessons in the English Language by Homer Baxter Sprague (1874)
"O, hell-kite !— All ? What ! all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell swoop ? Mai. Dispute it like a man. Macd. I shall do so ; But I must also feel ..."

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