To strike (a spark, fire) from flint or other hard substance. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ72543 |
| 释义 | the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > kindle or set alight > produce (fire or spark) by striking (3) slayc1000 To strike (a spark, fire) from flint or other hard substance. Obsolete. strike?c1450 To produce by percussion. To produce (fire, a spark) by percussion, esp. by the percussion of flint and steel. Chiefly in the phrase to strike fire… to strike a light1684 To produce by percussion. to strike a light: to produce a flame with flint and steel or by the friction of a match. Also (chiefly Australian and N… |
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