/ skwɪb; NAmE / noun
a small firework
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IDIOMS
see damp adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps imitative of a small explosion.
/ skwɪb; NAmE / noun
a small firework
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IDIOMS
see damp adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps imitative of a small explosion.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005