| 单词 | fire-plough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-plough fire-plough n. a method of starting a fire by friction, by rubbing a stick vigorously along a groove in a flat piece of soft wood; (also) the stick used in this process; cf. fire drill n. (b). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > mechanical device fire stickc1300 flint-mill1757 fire piston1846 gas poker1855 gas lighter1856 fire drill1861 fire-churn1863 lighter1875 hand drill1891 fire-plough1893 electric wand1898 wax jack1937 1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I Fire-plow. 1934 E. Eyre European Civilisation I. i. 39 The methods of fire-making in use are: the fire-plough (the rubbing up and down of a piece of hard wood in a groove of soft timber), which may well be the oldest device of its kind. 2014 C. Nyerges How to survive Anywhere (ed. 2) ii. 49 In real life, it would be quite doubtful that Tom Hanks [in Castaway] would fail at the hand drill, and then succeed at the more difficult fire plow. < as lemmas |
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