to smite fire: to produce fire, esp. by striking a flint or other stone. In later use only with from. Cf. to strike fire at strike, v. 30a(a) slay…
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释义 | the world > movement > impact > striking > strike [verb (transitive)] > produce by striking > specific fire or sparks (2) to smite firec1300 to smite fire: to produce fire, esp. by striking a flint or other stone. In later use only with from. Cf. to strike fire at strike, v. 30a(a) slay… strike?c1450 To produce by percussion. To produce (fire, a spark) by percussion, esp. by the percussion of flint and steel. Chiefly in the phrase to strike fire… |
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