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Webster 1913 Edition
Fireball
Fire′ballˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Mil.)
A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fireball
FI'REBALL
, n.1.
A grenade; a ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion.2.
A meteor which passes rapidly through the air and displodes.