feather stick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stick, with many shavings raised from it with a knife, that serves as tinder for starting campfires or lighting a woodstove or fireplace.

Word forms

feather stick feather sticks featherstick

Etymology

From feather + stick; so named because the many shavings give the stick a fancied resemblance to a feather.

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