Firestick

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A poker used to arrange coals, logs, etc., in a fire.
  2. 2
    A stick burning, or with hot embers, at one end, taken from a fire.

    "Newton used a fire-stick a yard long to light his pipe."

  3. 3
    In traditional cultures, a smouldering stick used to transport fire from one place to another.

    "If you did not stop, you ricked a firestick into the load and they were pretty good at it, believe me."

  4. 4
    In traditional cultures, an implement used to start a fire by friction.

Synonyms

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fire drillmaniapokerpokerstokerstoker

Example

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"Newton used a fire-stick a yard long to light his pipe."

Etymology

From fire + stick.

Related phrases

firestick farming

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