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fiery cross
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fiery cross
n
1. a burning cross, used as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan
2. (Historical Terms) a wooden cross with ends charred or dipped in blood formerly used by Scottish Highlanders to summon the clans to battle
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Gay adoption is an entirely different issue which I won't get into here for fear of having fiery crosses planted on my lawn (again).
Ron Mackenna's column: Bland brothers have a marriage of convenience; ... by The Mirror (London, England)
He says groups meet every month, when members wear traditional hoods and robes, and fiery crosses are lit.
WIZARD OF OZ; We unmask the twisted man of hate by Findlay, Len / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
From Ayrshire to Moray, licencees have been lighting fiery crosses at the very mention of the English invader's name - J.
Invasion of the Superpubs; CONSUMER INVESTIGATION: AS THE BATTLE OF ... by Shields, Bob / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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