Definition of "fireplug" [fireplug]

• See fire hydrant. (noun)

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• "He is most known for being a "fireplug" - a short, stocky guy who just doesn't get pushed around."
• "Thomas Lincoln, on the other hand was more like a "fireplug," Price said."
• "In one of his columns, the urbane Noël Coward is introduced by the columnist to "Two-Ton" Tony Galento, the fireplug Jersey heavyweight who once knocked down Joe Louis."