Definition of Squibs. Meaning of Squibs. Synonyms of Squibs

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Definition of Squibs

Squib
Squib Squib, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Squibbing.] To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate. [Colloq.]
Squib
Squib Squib, n. [OE. squippen, swippen, to move swiftky, Icel. svipa to swoop, flash, dart, whip; akin to AS. swipian to whip, and E. swift, a. See Swift, a.] 1. A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack. Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze. --Waller. The making and selling of fireworks, and squibs . . . is punishable. --Blackstone. 2. (Mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse. 3. A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay. Who copied his squibs, and re["e]choed his jokes. --Goldsmith. 4. A writer of lampoons. [Obs.] The squibs are those who in the common phrase of the world are called libelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers. --Tatler. 5. A paltry fellow. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Meaning of Squibs from wikipedia

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- takes (i.e. costume duplicates) and squibs (i.e. multiple hits). To prevent the audience from noticing, squibs are integrated discreetly into costumes...
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- (see The Daily Squib). One of the most famous squibs in English literature is The Candidate by Thomas Gray. In linguistics, the term "squib" is used for...
- CSS Squib, also known as CSS Infanta, was a Squib-class torpedo boat that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Squib was...
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- The Daily Squib is a British satirical online publication created by satire writer Aur Esenbel, that was officially launched on April Fool's Day, 2007...
- The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, doing business as Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. Headquartered in Princeton...