English Explanatory Dictionary

brimfire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire.

Word forms

brimfire

Etymology

Calque of Middle English brimfīr. For more on brim-, see brimstone.

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