| 单词 | fire-hoop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-hoop fire-hoop n. now historical and rare a hoop made of brushwood or other flammable material, steeped in a flammable substance such as tar and set alight and thrown or rolled toward the enemy as an incendiary. [Compare Dutch vuurhoep (1567 in Junius; compare quot. 1585).] 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 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 279 Malleoli..fire hoopes. 1678 tr. L. de Gaya Treat. Arms of War ii. iii. 65 Fire-hoops are very proper for the defence of a Breach, by rolling them down upon the Enemies when they mount the Assault. 1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery iv. 248 Garlands, Crowns, Darts, Fire-Hoops, and the rest of your Pyrobolical Machines. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Fire-hoops. 1993 B. A. Watson Sieges iii. 46 Francisco Balbi thought the firehoops created the most havoc among the Janissaries because their loose, flowing robes were easily ignited. < as lemmas |
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