portfiren.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːtfʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrtˌfaɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1600s potfire (transmission error), 1600s– portfire.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: porte- comb. form, fire n.

Etymology: < porte- comb. form + fire n., apparently after French porte-feu (although this is first recorded later in dictionaries of French: 1752 in porte-feu brisé ). Compare later port-feu n.

A short fuse used for firing artillery (now historical) and for igniting fireworks, etc.; = match n.² 3a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with other materials > [noun] > with explosives > others

portfire1629

port-feu1802

exploder1820

detonator1822

safety fuse1832

shooting-tool1855

magneto-exploder1869

shot-firer1883

initiator1915

booster1917

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > fuse

portfire1629

fuse1647

match1653

field staff1705

port-feu1802

mouse1867

1629 T. Malthus Treat. Artific. Fire-works vi. 27 Let this portfire be charged with a slow composition, mingling 4 ounces of charcoale with a pound of powder-dust.

1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery ii. 77 For the priming thereof, make a Potfire, or Fuse.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xiii. 90 Leaving a small hole or a Port-Fire.

1710 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum II Portfire, is a Composition of Meal, Powder, Sulphur and Salt-Peter drove into a Case of Paper, but not very hard; 'tis about 9 or 10 Inches long, and is used to fire Guns and Mortars instead of Match.

1798 E. Berry in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) III. 52 A port fire from L'Orient fell into the main royal of the Alexander.

1827 J. T. Jones Jrnls. Sieges Spain (ed. 2) I. 468 On the approach of the British the gunner lighted a port-fire, which threw out a sudden blaze.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1771/1 The common port~fire is sixteen inches long, and is packed with a composition which burns at the rate of about one inch per minute. The slow port-fire consists of paper impregnated with saltpeter and rolled into a solid cylinder about sixteen inches long. It will burn three or four hours.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 872/2 The gun was then fired by means of a hot iron, quick match or port-fire.

1975 Homes & Gardens Nov. 71/1 You hesitate to ask how he ignites his fireworks—matches like the rest of us? ‘Portfires,’ he explained. ‘Slow-burning lights 16 in. long and ³/ ₈ in. diameter. They used them on cannons.’

1999 Guardian 2 Dec. (Online section) 10/5 The Millennium 2000 Skywriter—a four-rocket pack with a single fuse—costs £99 and comes complete with portfires and goggles.

Compounds

General attributive, as portfire clipper, portfire match, portfire stock, etc.

ΚΠ

1779 G. Smith Universal Mil. Dict. at Laboratory The interior diameter of port-fire moulds should be ¹⁰/ ₁₆ of an inch.

1806 W. Clark Jrnl. 2 Apr. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1991) VII. 58 I had a Small pece of port fire match in my pocket, off of which I cut a pece.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1771/2 Port-fire Clipper, a nippers for cutting off the ends of port-fires.

1973 J. G. Farrell Siege of Krishnapur x. 145 Fleury grasped the portfire stick and touched it to the vent of the cannon.

1985 J. A. Greene Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park iv Portfire stock, used to ignite the priming powder, made of sheet metal about 11 inches long.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portfire
释义	portfiren. Brit. /ˈpɔːtfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈpɔrtˌfaɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1600s potfire (transmission error), 1600s– portfire. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: porte- comb. form, fire n. Etymology: < porte- comb. form + fire n., apparently after French porte-feu (although this is first recorded later in dictionaries of French: 1752 in porte-feu brisé ). Compare later port-feu n. A short fuse used for firing artillery (now historical) and for igniting fireworks, etc.; = match n.² 3a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with other materials > [noun] > with explosives > others portfire1629 port-feu1802 exploder1820 detonator1822 safety fuse1832 shooting-tool1855 magneto-exploder1869 shot-firer1883 initiator1915 booster1917 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > fuse portfire1629 fuse1647 match1653 field staff1705 port-feu1802 mouse1867 1629 T. Malthus Treat. Artific. Fire-works vi. 27 Let this portfire be charged with a slow composition, mingling 4 ounces of charcoale with a pound of powder-dust. 1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery ii. 77 For the priming thereof, make a Potfire, or Fuse. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xiii. 90 Leaving a small hole or a Port-Fire. 1710 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum II Portfire, is a Composition of Meal, Powder, Sulphur and Salt-Peter drove into a Case of Paper, but not very hard; 'tis about 9 or 10 Inches long, and is used to fire Guns and Mortars instead of Match. 1798 E. Berry in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) III. 52 A port fire from L'Orient fell into the main royal of the Alexander. 1827 J. T. Jones Jrnls. Sieges Spain (ed. 2) I. 468 On the approach of the British the gunner lighted a port-fire, which threw out a sudden blaze. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1771/1 The common port~fire is sixteen inches long, and is packed with a composition which burns at the rate of about one inch per minute. The slow port-fire consists of paper impregnated with saltpeter and rolled into a solid cylinder about sixteen inches long. It will burn three or four hours. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 872/2 The gun was then fired by means of a hot iron, quick match or port-fire. 1975 Homes & Gardens Nov. 71/1 You hesitate to ask how he ignites his fireworks—matches like the rest of us? ‘Portfires,’ he explained. ‘Slow-burning lights 16 in. long and ³/ ₈ in. diameter. They used them on cannons.’ 1999 Guardian 2 Dec. (Online section) 10/5 The Millennium 2000 Skywriter—a four-rocket pack with a single fuse—costs £99 and comes complete with portfires and goggles. Compounds General attributive, as portfire clipper, portfire match, portfire stock, etc. ΚΠ 1779 G. Smith Universal Mil. Dict. at Laboratory The interior diameter of port-fire moulds should be ¹⁰/ ₁₆ of an inch. 1806 W. Clark Jrnl. 2 Apr. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1991) VII. 58 I had a Small pece of port fire match in my pocket, off of which I cut a pece. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1771/2 Port-fire Clipper, a nippers for cutting off the ends of port-fires. 1973 J. G. Farrell Siege of Krishnapur x. 145 Fleury grasped the portfire stick and touched it to the vent of the cannon. 1985 J. A. Greene Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park iv Portfire stock, used to ignite the priming powder, made of sheet metal about 11 inches long. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1629
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