BURNING FLUID
\bˈɜːnɪŋ flˈuːɪd], \bˈɜːnɪŋ flˈuːɪd], \b_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_ŋ f_l_ˈuː_ɪ_d]\
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As used in policies of insurance, this term does not mean any fluid which will burn, but it means a recognized article of commerce, called by that name, and which is a different article from naphtha or kerosene. Putnam v. Insurance Co. (C. C.) 4 Fed. 764; Wheeler v. Insurance Co., 6 Mo. App. 235; Mark v. Insurance Co., 24 Hun (N. Y.) 569.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
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