fireplug
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fireplug
Example Sentences
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No one seems to have to tell that to 5-foot-11, 202-pound fireplug Kartye.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Canzone is one of the hottest bats in the minor leagues with a 1.062 OPS, and Bliss is a speedy fireplug on the rise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
And just before halftime, Tyrese Samuel set a crunching screen that laid out St. John’s fireplug of a point guard, Posh Alexander, giving the crowd a taste of what it really, really wanted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 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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