| 单词 | fire-bavin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-bavin fire-bavin n. [bavin n. 1] †(a) a bundle of brushwood or firewood used as an incendiary in a fireship (obsolete); (b) a bundle of firewood lighted and used as a beacon (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > incendiary weapons or materials fire pike1483 fire-hoop1585 fire-wreath1639 fire-crancel1667 fire chemise1728 fire-bavin1779 blanket1816 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > wood as fuel > [noun] > for specific miscellaneous purposes coalwood1562 white coal1670 fire-bavin1779 oven wood1794 1779 Encycl. Brit. IV. 3009/1 Fire Bavins. Ibid [i.e. ‘See Fire-Ship’.] ?1799–1803 Encycl. Perthensis IX. 534/1 Fire-bavins, or Fascines, are made of birch, heath, or other brush wood, which is tough and readily kindled. 1832 N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. Firebavin, a bundle of brush-wood, used in fireships. 1853 D. S. Giles East & West iv. 67 The still more brilliant fire-bavin that blazed upon every hill-top. 1945 T. B. Costain Black Rose xi. 292 There should be a fire-bavin lighted in honor of this day! < as lemmas |
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