fire dropper
noun
A person who clears the remains of a fire from the firebox of a steam engine.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Liverpool Weekly Courier.
- holding ground
- holding operation
- holding paddock
- holding pattern
- holding tank
- hold no brief for
- hold off
- hold on
- hold one's breath
- hold one's ground
- hold one's head up (or hold one's head high)
- hold one's horses
- hold one's nose
- hold one's own
- hold one's peace
- hold (one's) serve (or service)
- hold one's tongue
- hold one's whisht
- hold on to
- hold (or have) a wolf by the ears
- hold (or have) in derision
- hold (or keep) someone/thing at bay
- hold (or put) a gun to someone's head
- hold out
- holdout