a faggot used to light hostelry fires.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > wood as fuel > [noun] > kindling (9) hostry faggot1594 a faggot used to light hostelry fires. chat1670 A small branch or twig, such as is used for kindling a fire. Also chat-wood n. dialect. fire faggota1722 a bundle of firewood; also in figurative contexts. hostry-wood1738 see quot. 1738. kindling wood1783 short pieces of dry split wood suitable for lighting fires; (also figurative) small pieces of wood. kindler1791 Material used to kindle a fire, typically small pieces of wood. Cf. kindling, n.2 2. fire kindling1849 Originally (U.S.): a manufactured product consisting of flammable material used to start a (domestic) fire. Later: any flammable material used for… crack1851 slang. Dry wood (from its sound in breaking, or burning). (Cf. crackmans, n.) split1858 Canadian (chiefly Newfoundland). A piece of kindling-wood. Usually in plural. |
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