Meanings
nounrickburner (plural rickburners)
plural rickburners
- An arsonist who sets fire to hayricks.
Wherever the magistrates interfere, the interference is always fatal; […] afraid of the vengeance of the rickburner, they dare not refuse (even if they wish it) allowance to the pauper.
1833, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, England and the English
Origin
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rickburner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickburner
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“rickburner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickburner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rickburner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickburner.
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