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firestriker

noun

Etymology

From fire + striker.

  1. derived from *streyg-✻ — “to stroke, rub, press”
  2. inherited from *strīkaną✻
  3. inherited from *strīkan✻
  4. inherited from strīcan
  5. inherited from stryken
  6. suffixed as striker — “strike + -er”
  7. compounded as firestriker — “fire + striker”

Definitions

  1. A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with…

    A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

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