squib
A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
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A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
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(mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
“One body. Two heads. Squib's eyes won't stop twitching. Squab hasn't blinked in a week. Whatever the alchemist poured down that goblin's throat, it took. Now the party has to negotiate with both of them. They disagree. Loudly. #DnD #TTRPG #failedexperiment”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th-century battle against the Spanish Armada.
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