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Meaning of 'squib' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Squib [ a.]
- 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.
- A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
- A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.
- A writer of lampoons.
- A paltry fellow.
2 . Squib [ v. i.]
- To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.

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