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driptorch

driptorch noun: a portable tool consisting of a fuel canister, spout, and wick, used to light fires by dripping flaming fuel onto the ground.

Noun

driptorch (plural driptorches)

  1. A portable tool consisting of a fuel canister, spout, and wick, used to light fires by dripping flaming fuel onto the ground.

Forms of driptorch

pluraldriptorches

Origin of driptorch

From drip + torch.

Questions about driptorch

What does driptorch mean?
Driptorch means a portable tool consisting of a fuel canister, spout, and wick, used to light fires by dripping flaming fuel onto the ground.
What part of speech is driptorch?
Driptorch is a noun.
What is the plural of driptorch?
The plural of driptorch is driptorches.

Words near driptorch in the dictionary

  1. dripstick
  2. dripsticks
  3. dripstone
  4. dripstones
  5. dript
  6. driptorch
  7. driptorches
  8. dripwater
  9. DRIs
  10. Driscoll
  11. Driscolls

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