| 单词 | smudge bonfire |
| 释义 | > as lemmassmudge bonfire b. attributive, as smudge bonfire, smudge fire, smudge-smoke, etc.; designating containers for the smouldering fire, as smudge box, smudge can, smudge kettle, smudge pot, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > devices or substances for repelling mosquitoes > preparations or heaps for burning or producing smoke smoke1689 smudge1842 smudge fire1846 coil1963 mosquito coil1963 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > smouldering fire > for making smoke smudge1842 smudge fire1846 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > devices or substances for repelling mosquitoes > preparations or heaps for burning or producing smoke > containers for smudge box1882 smudge kettle1902 smudge can1954 smudge pot1965 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [noun] > smoke > emitting smoke > tin of substances producing smoke smudge pot1903 smoke pot1950 1846 Knickerbocker 28 241 You make a large ‘smudge’ fire outside that the smoke may drive these [insects] away. 1860 Harper's Mag. Oct. 584/1 Through the smudge-smoke issuing from the half-breeds' quarters we could catch glimpses of dark eyes. 1882 G. C. Eggleston Wreck of ‘Red Bird’ 55 ‘What is a “smudge box”, Ned?’ ‘Simply a shallow box of earth set upon a post, to build a smudge upon.’ 1882 Harper's Mag. Oct. 724 The most effectual of these is to kindle smudge fires about the vineyard. 1902 S. E. White Blazed Trail xx. 148 Thorpe's old tin pail was pressed into service as a smudge-kettle. 1903 S. E. White Forest ix. 112 Your smudge-pan may drive away the mosquitoes. 1903 Outing 43 166/1 Other settlers keep the smudge-pot going and live in smoke. 1909 H. Bindloss Lorimer of Northwest 3 The dun smoke of a smudge-fire shows that Harry is in prairie fashion protecting our stock. 1923 F. Waldo Down Mackenzie 116 One sees the horses after a trip..released for rest, huddling to windward of smudge bonfires, or in default of these standing in a forlorn group together to get in one another's shade. 1926 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 769 The old Smudge Pot could only hold a small quantity of oil [and made much smoke]. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft ii. 31 Professional beekeepers use a small smoke bellows, but the best substitute is to light a smudge fire and let the smoke drift past the entrance to the hive. 1954 A. M. Bezanson Sodbusters invade Peace 134 A smudge can was my constant companion in or in front of the house. 1965 H. Johnson Bay of Pigs iii. i. 106 While one of the men put up the signs, another lighted the smudge pots. 1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 18 If he kept a smudge-fire going..he could survive. 1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 36 The mosquitoes were terrible..and people stayed close to smudge pots when the sun went down. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。