What does smoke-eater mean?
Smoke-eater means Alternative form of smoke eater..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of smoke eater..
A. H. Strom, the “firemen’s friend,” who has been serving coffee and sandwiches to the smoke-eaters at practically every fire of importance in the last twenty years, also spoke, as did Tommy Allen, Civil War Veteran, and former fireman.
In fact, six pieces of apparatus were called out as a result of the second and third alarms and the smoke was so thick that even some of the so-called “smoke-eaters” were overcome in their desperate efforts to check it.
The blaze was yet a fern fire, but it was what the smoke-eaters called a “hot job.”
In his southern drawl, Fire Chief Chase Talbot addressed the thirty or so smoke-eaters assembled in the academy classroom, the smile on his face warm and affectionate.
Use smoke-eater when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Smoke-eater means Alternative form of smoke eater..
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A. H. Strom, the “firemen’s friend,” who has been serving coffee and sandwiches to the smoke-eaters at practically every fire of importance in the last twenty years, also spoke, as did Tommy Allen, Civil War Veteran, and former fireman.
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