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squib
noun- a coward AUSTRALIA, 1908
- SQUIB–A coward. — Gilbert H. Lawson, A Dictionary of Australian Words and Terms, 1924
- Biggest squib that ever played. — Frank Hardy, The Yarns of Billy Borker, p. 19, 1965
- in the television and film industries, a small explosive charge that simulates being struck by a bullet US, 1990
- — John Cann, The Stunt Guide, p. 63: “Terms and definitions”
- — Ralph S. Singleton, Filmmaker’s Dictionary, p. 160, 1990
- in target shooting, a hand-loaded cartridge that does not fully detonate US
- — American Speech, p. 195, October 1957: “Some colloquialisms of the handgunner”
- a slow racehorse AUSTRALIA, 1915
- — Tom Ellis, The Science of Turf Investment, p. 138, 1936
- I’ll be offering top odds on Colletti’s speedy squib. — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 211, 1988
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