fireplug

noun
/ˈfaɪ(ə)plʌɡ/

Etymology

From fire + plug, referring to the system used prior to fire hydrants, in which a large plug was placed into a hole in the water main, then covered with a barrel. The plug was removed when water was needed.

  1. derived from *plugjaz
  2. derived from *plugi
  3. derived from *pluggi
  4. derived from plugge — “peg, plug
  5. borrowed from plug
  6. compounded as fireplug — “fire + plug

Definitions

  1. A fire hydrant.

    • She is a strong and warm-hearted and hard-working farmer in her early sixties. She is built like a fireplug.

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