| 单词 | stick-rubbing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstick-rubbing stick-rubbing n. the action of rubbing sticks together in order to kindle a fire. ΚΠ 1853 Yale Lit. Mag. 18 6 Make a fire if you have matches; but if not, don't wear your patience and your fingers in stick-rubbing. 1889 Young Eng. Nov. 525/1 One nation..still uses..the stick-rubbing process for the purpose of kindling fire. 1912 Contemp. Rev. June 900 Fire was obtained by stick-rubbing. 2007 A. D. Foster Patrimony vii. 116 The spark was more than hot enough to ignite the pile of powder that had resulted from his heretofore futile stick-rubbing. < as lemmas |
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