(a) a burning brand; (b) = fire drill n. (b); (c) a long implement used for stirring a fire; a poker.

(a) Pottery a mill in which calcined flints are ground to powder for mixing with clay to form slip for porcelain; (b) Mining ‘a mode formerly adopted…

a device for making fire consisting of a piston and a hollow cylinder into which the piston is rapidly pushed, the heat generated by the…

a perforated hollow poker through which gas is made to flow, which when ignited provides flame for kindling a fire.

A device for igniting gas.

(a) a rehearsal of the action to be taken in the event of fire; (b) a stick twirled between the hands into a depression in a flat piece of wood to…

a device for lighting a fire by friction, consisting of a fire drill (fire drill n. (b)) and fireboard (fireboard, n. 4).

A mechanical or electrical device that produces a small flame, esp. for lighting cigarettes; = cigarette lighter n. at cigarette, n. compounds 2.

A device for starting a fire consisting of a long piece of thin cylindrical wood whose tip is pressed into a wooden hole or indentation, the shaft…

a method of starting a fire by friction, by rubbing a stick vigorously along a groove in a flat piece of soft wood; (also) the stick used in this…

= electric torch, n. 1.

a contrivance designed for holding a coiled taper with its end ready for lighting, to provide a flame for melting sealing wax.