单词 | pitch knot |
释义 | > as lemmaspitch knot pitch knot n. chiefly U.S. the pitchy knot of a pine or other tree, usually burned as a fuel or to provide light (cf. pine knot n.). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > wooden brandc1385 tede1562 pine1592 candle-wood1634 pine knot1662 splinter1751 pitch knot1792 split1892 1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 90 A lighted pitch-knot is placed on the outside of a canoe. 1850 H. C. Watson Camp-fires Revol. 157 We must have some more pitch-knots on the fire. 1992 Outdoor Life (Nexis) Feb. 40 He was able to find and light a couple of pitch knots, and because the cave had an eight-foot ceiling, he could walk inside upright and prepare to shoot. < as lemmas |
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