Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kite of hell; a person of unsparing cruelty.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A kite of infernal breed.

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  • noun A kite of infernal breed.

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  • noun someone who is a very fierce fighter

Etymologies

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hell +‎ kite

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Examples

  • "The new mother, she's a hellkite," said Bly softly, by way of explanation.

    The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

  •     "The new mother, she's a hellkite," said Bly softly, by way of explanation.

    The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

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  • "A kite of infernal breed." (Dictionary.com)

    October 17, 2008