"firestick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firesticks [plural]
Etymology: From fire + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|stick}} fire + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} firestick (plural firesticks)
  1. A poker used to arrange coals, logs, etc., in a fire.
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  2. A stick burning, or with hot embers, at one end, taken from a fire.
    Sense id: en-firestick-en-noun-2rpR2g-g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 22 25 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 24 25
  3. In traditional cultures, a smouldering stick used to transport fire from one place to another.
    Sense id: en-firestick-en-noun-jrPm8SdT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 22 25 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 24 25
  4. In traditional cultures, an implement used to start a fire by friction.
    Sense id: en-firestick-en-noun-ZCsFbS3x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 22 25 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 24 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poker, stoker Derived forms: firestick farming

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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