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squib 1. a firework, usually having a tube filled with gunpowder, that burns with a hissing noise and culminates in a small explosion 2. a firework that does not explode because of a fault; dud squib [skwib] (engineering) A small tube filled with fine-grained black powder; upon the lighting and burning of the ignition match, the squib assumes a rocket effect and darts back into the hole to ignite the powder charge. (ordnance) A small explosive device, similar in appearance to a detonator, but loaded with low explosive, so that its output is primarily heat (flash); usually electrically initiated, and provided to initiate action of pyrotechnic devices and rocket propellants. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"The world is certainly very beautiful," cried a little Squib. I once wrote a squib on them - the critics, or the reviewers, rather. As Ernest said at the trial: "Does it stand to reason, if I were going to throw a bomb, that I should elect to throw a feeble little squib like the one that was thrown? |
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