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lady cracker

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Definition of lady cracker

: a diminutive firecracker

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First Known Use of lady cracker

1893, in the meaning defined above

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“Lady cracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lady%20cracker. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.

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