fire-hoop
now historical and rare
noun
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.
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Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Higgins (b. c1544), poet and linguist.
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