Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In brick-manuf., noting the condition of a heated kiln immediately after the fire has expended itself. Also called
burned-off .
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Examples
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Viewed from a distance, the figures are a sketchy silhouette of fired-off lines, a web of ink up close, a block of ink from afar, masterfully done.
The Art Thief Noah Charney 2007
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Yesterday he fired-off another barrage, landing a direct hit on Prime Minister Milquetoast and his Texas-twin.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Straight-shootin' George Galloway 2005
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Yesterday he fired-off another barrage, landing a direct hit on Prime Minister Milquetoast and his Texas-twin.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Straight-shootin' George Galloway 2005
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Hollywood actor Mel Gibson came under attack in 2006 after he fired-off anti-Semitic comments to a Jewish traffic cop, who arrested him on a charge of drink driving in
Ottawa Sun 2010
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Hollywood actor Mel Gibson came under attack in 2006 after he fired-off anti-Semitic comments to a Jewish traffic cop, who arrested him on a charge of drink driving in
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Four years ago (06), Gibson hit the headlines after he fired-off anti-Semitic comments to
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Hollywood actor Mel Gibson came under attack in 2006 after he fired-off anti-Semitic comments to a Jewish traffic cop, who arrested him on a charge of drink driving in
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The reply has a 'fired-off' quality, as if Mr. Wolf felt my words deserved some comment, but since the writer (me) was kind of a dope (spot on!), not a very nuanced one ... the kind you'd give a likeable, low 'C' student (spot on again!) to get him to shut up and think a little harder.
Unconfirmed Sources 2010
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Senator Judith Guthertz has fired-off a letter to the Department of Agriculture after the agency failed to meet the March 24 deadline to submit a list of members to sit on the Indigenous Native Fishing Rights Task Force and proposed rules and regulations to implement the fish law.
KUAM.com - KUAM News 2009
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We fired-off 20 frames in a relatively pedestrian 14 seconds, confirming the quoted rate of 1. 4fps.
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