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单词 fire-hoop
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Definition of fire-hoop in English:

fire-hoop

noun
rare, historical
  • A hoop made of brushwood or other flammable material, steeped in a flammable substance such as tar and set alight and thrown or rolled toward the enemy as an incendiary.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Higgins (b. c1544), poet and linguist.

 
 

Definition of fire-hoop in US English:

fire-hoop

noun
rare, historical
  • A hoop made of brushwood or other flammable material, steeped in a flammable substance such as tar and set alight and thrown or rolled toward the enemy as an incendiary.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Higgins (b. c1544), poet and linguist.

 
 
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