Originally Posted By: jenny jenny

we must accept the slang meaning of "heaters" as "guns" as well as "cheaters" for "eyeglasses".

Yes, because any one word can have one and only one definition, slang or otherwise, nor may anyone alter or reinvent definitions for (shudder) poetic purposes.
Originally Posted By: jenny jenny

I am surprised that Tromboniater and zmjezhd argue logic when we are talking language.

But then, we use language to argue logic, so logically all discussion is pointless. Nuance, shcmuance; think I'll have some ice cream.