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noun
A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From candle + bomb.
