noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, literally, linstock, from bouter to thrust, put, set + feu fire, from Latin focus hearth — more at focus
obsolete : one who causes contention : firebrand
noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, literally, linstock, from bouter to thrust, put, set + feu fire, from Latin focus hearth — more at focus
obsolete : one who causes contention : firebrand
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012