"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, and eventually an ember. It typically uses a V-shaped base piece of wood, usually a soft wood that will produce dust, hence tinder, and a hard wood "friction stick" as the activator. Translations (device for starting a fire): kauati (Maori), kaunati (Maori)
    Sense id: en-fire-plough-en-noun-B1hT2NuY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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