"fire-plough" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire-ploughs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire-plough (plural fire-ploughs)
  1. A firelighting tool consisting of two sticks rubbed together to produce heat through friction and heat. Translations (device for starting a fire): kauati (Maori), kaunati (Maori)

Inflected forms

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