fireplug
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fireplug
Example Sentences
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He is 46 now, still 5-foot 5-inches, still close to fighting weight and still a lefty fireplug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2024
No one seems to have to tell that to 5-foot-11, 202-pound fireplug Kartye.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Recorded at the Town Hall in New York on Nov. 4, 1973, the music gushes as if it were an uncapped fireplug.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
In an email exchange not long after the Escalade hit the fireplug, Tiger replied to a flippant questioner with a thoughtful answer:
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 23, 2020
He was ideal for the job, centered low as he was in his fireplug body, a plow of wellmuscled forearms in front of him, a pulling guard for a sweeping Kwang.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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