α. 1900s– phookni, 1900s– phukni, 1900s– phooknee.
β. Trinidad also 1900s– pookni, 1900s– pookney, 1900s– pokanee, 1900s– pukni.
单词 | phukni |
释义 | phuknin.α. 1900s– phookni, 1900s– phukni, 1900s– phooknee. β. Trinidad also 1900s– pookni, 1900s– pookney, 1900s– pokanee, 1900s– pukni. South Asian and Trinidad. A blowpipe used to direct a current of air into a fire so as to make it burn more effectively. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > device for producing blast of air > pipe pluff1525 blowpipe1685 windpipe1688 phukni1959 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > devices to provide or adjust draught fan1530 register plate1715 register1744 damper1788 Shadrach1827 draught1870 phukni1959 1959 M. Ishaq in Proc. 11th Pakistan Sci. Conf. ii. H-8 A phukni (blower) is used to supplement the air supply for the burning of fuel. 1973 R. Singh in Heritage 2 27 You cannot forget Per-Agie our great-Coolie-grandmother squatting on her haunches, blowing through the phookni to help the chuha-fire blaze. 2020 H. Samaroo Cursed Village i. 18 Madam Daniel thinks that it is real fun to blow into the phooknee to get the fire going. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1959 |
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