2. pl. A pyrotechnic exhibition. [Obs. in the sing.]

Night before last, the Duke of Richmond gave a firework.

Walpole.

Fire"worm` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) The larva of a small tortricid moth which

eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned;

-- called also cranberry worm.

Fir"ing, n. 1. The act of discharging firearms.

2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.

Knight.

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