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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firebrand \Fire"brand`\, n.
1. A piece of burning wood. --L'Estrange.
2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and
mischief; an incendiary. --Bacon.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
firebrand
n 1: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn: {brand}]
2: someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the
instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {provoker},
{inciter}, {instigant}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Firebrand
Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick
(Heb. 'ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb.
lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or
arrows (Heb. zikkim).
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