| 单词 | fire-lighting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-lighting fire-lighting n. (a) the action or fact of lighting a fire (frequently attributive); †(b) (chiefly North American) hunting by night in which the light from burning wood is used to illuminate the eyes of the game; a hunt conducted in this way; = fire hunting n. 2 (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > going or setting on fire > setting on fire or alight > making or kindling of fire firemakingc1405 beeting1517 fire kindling1658 fire-lighting1825 the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > hunting with lights fire-lighting1848 jack-hunting1857 fire shooting1860 fire hunting1885 jacklighting1895 pit-lamping1924 spotlighting1926 pitlighting1969 lamping1984 1825 T. C. Grattan High-ways & By-ways 2nd Ser. II. iii. 40 A preparation for fire-lighting filled the hearth, in the shape of two small pieces of wood with some shavings. 1848 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 22 May In killing wild animals he pursues but two methods, called ‘fire-lighting’ and ‘still hunting’. 1857 W. Jones How to make Home Happy 241 Light your fire on the top by means of paper, wood, and coke..or any prepared fire-lighting material. 1961 D. Stuart Driven 143 As he watched the dexterous unharnessing and hobbling, the fire-lighting, the billy-boiling, he smiled. 2009 J. Struthers Red Sky at Night 76 If you aren't confident about your fire-lighting skills, or the kindling is slightly damp, you might need some dry newspaper as well. < as lemmas |
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