Kentish fire

English Kentish Fire Etymology In reference to meetings held in Kent that opposed the Catholic Emancipation Bill. Noun - An expression of emotion from an audience, either of approbation or derision; cheers; jeering. V The entry of the professor was signalled by a few rounds of Kentish fire from the heavy boots of those students who sat on the highest tier of the gloomy theatre under the grey cobwebbed windows.