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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Firecracker \Fire"crack`er\, n. See {Cracker}., n., 3. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n. 1. One who or that which cracks. 2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.] What cracker is this same that deafs our ears? --Shak. 3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; -- often called {firecracker}. 4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker. 5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States. --Bartlett. 6. (Zo["o]l.) The pintail duck. 7. pl (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. --Knight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: firecracker n : a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: {cracker}, {banger}]
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