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Definition of Hell-kite
1. Noun. Someone who is a very fierce fighter.
Generic synonyms: Battler, Belligerent, Combatant, Fighter, Scrapper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hell-kite
Literary usage of Hell-kite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Rather from to sweep ; and so thought H. Tooke. See TJ Olí hell-kite—all,— What!
all my pretty chickens, and their dam, At one fi-ll sva'ip. ..."
2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... frequented by the devil : hell-hound, a dog or agent of hell: hell- kite, a
kite of the infernal breed : hellish, any thing having the qualities of hell ..."
3. Masterpieces in English Literature, & Lessons in the English Language by Homer Baxter Sprague (1874)
"O, hell-kite !— All ? What ! all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell
swoop ? Mai. Dispute it like a man. Macd. I shall do so ; But I must also feel ..."
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