Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Excavation in a mine with the preliminary aid of a fire built against the working-face.
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Examples
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Concerns had already been raised prior to the offence about the boy's overly sexualised behaviour at such a young age, his drug and solvent abuse, violence and fire-setting.
Boy who raped teacher gets life term cut to eight years 2010
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Forgetting all about Ariel and his fire-setting dance, they all headed for the kitchen where, right there in a big roasting pan, was a whole chicken, surrounded by potatoes and carrots, all roasted and ready to eat.
William S. And The Great Escape Zilpha Keatley Snyder 2009
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Forgetting all about Ariel and his fire-setting dance, they all headed for the kitchen where, right there in a big roasting pan, was a whole chicken, surrounded by potatoes and carrots, all roasted and ready to eat.
William S. And The Great Escape Zilpha Keatley Snyder 2009
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Forgetting all about Ariel and his fire-setting dance, they all headed for the kitchen where, right there in a big roasting pan, was a whole chicken, surrounded by potatoes and carrots, all roasted and ready to eat.
William S. And The Great Escape Zilpha Keatley Snyder 2009
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Forgetting all about Ariel and his fire-setting dance, they all headed for the kitchen where, right there in a big roasting pan, was a whole chicken, surrounded by potatoes and carrots, all roasted and ready to eat.
William S. And The Great Escape Zilpha Keatley Snyder 2009
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Their fire-setting is a means to relieve their stress.
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Many have theorized that the Democratic Party is too immersed in the past to win; others believe that the Republicans use of tears and fears over terrorism and their torrential fire-setting against democratic opponents will be enough to curtail significant wins by the party of the 'left'.
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I want to know about the fire-setting incident. here, have a seat on the couch, says Freud.
You call that "fun"? Ann Althouse 2005
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He said arson or deliberate fire-setting figures had risen almost threefold in the past four years.
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The clearinghouse also will be instrumental in referring the parents of juveniles with fire-setting problems to appropriate mental health professionals.
Background Briefing On Church Burnings ITY National Archives 1997
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