Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Vomiting fire.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Vomiting fire.
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- adjective archaic Throwing out
fire , as avolcano does.
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Examples
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Further south at Nurri, closely approaching the primitive chain, are two hills, called “pizzè-ogheddu,” and “pizzè ogu mannu,” or peaks of the little and great eye, which were certainly ignivomous mouths, and the peasants believe that they still have a subterraneous communication.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Thomas Forester
deliasailed commented on the word ignivomous
I do this one frequently before bed.
June 30, 2008
oroboros commented on the word ignivomous
"vomiting fire"; volcanic
August 15, 2008
milosrdenstvi commented on the word ignivomous
something that a zmay might do
August 15, 2008