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fireboard

fireboard

9.1
A flat piece of wood used as a base to make fire by spinning a stick
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪərˌbɔrd/
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  • The ancient tribes used a fireboard for making fire.

Examples

  • A dry, soft fireboard is essential for making fire using the bow drill method.

  • Keep doing this until an ember is formed on the fireboard.

  • The campers prepared a fireboard and spindle to start their fire without matches.

  • He carved a notch in the fireboard to collect the hot ember created by friction.

  • Can you pass me the fireboard?

  • Place one end of the spindle in the fireboard and apply pressure on the other end with your socket.

  • If you create enough friction between the spindle and the fireboard, you can create an ember that can be used to start a fire.

Synonyms

board
vsfireboard
274 1.0

A long flat piece of wood used for building or making furniture

serves as the specific base to create an ember by rotating a spindle

Surface Forms

fireboard singular
fireboards plural

Morphology

fireboard = fire + board (semi-transparent) = fire + board

Although the components indicate a board related to making fire, this refers to a specialized traditional tool which may be unfamiliar to learners.

Etymology

Fireboard is simply fire ('flames') + board ('a flat piece of wood'), meaning the wooden base used to make a fire with a spinning stick. Imagine a flat board where you rub a stick until a small hot ember appears—that board is the fireboard, which is why the name fits its use.