| 单词 | gas poker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgas poker gas poker n. now chiefly historical a perforated hollow poker through which gas is made to flow, which when ignited provides flame for kindling a fire. 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 1855 Mechanics' Mag. 7 July 17/1 The fire may be lighted in the ordinary way, or by means of a gas-poker, described by the inventor, and consisting of a hollow poker, perforated at the end, and connected with a flexible tube, through which gas is supplied. 1940 H. Brighouse in Best One-act Plays 1940 49 It's a gas-poker... You light it and put it under the coals. 2006 North Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Nov. 19 The gas poker was almost certainly terribly unsafe, as it was attached directly to the mains supply by some kind of flexible black piping. < as lemmas |
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