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fire-plough

fire-plough noun: a firelighting tool consisting of two sticks rubbed together to produce heat through friction and heat.

Noun

fire-plough (plural fire-ploughs)

  1. A firelighting tool consisting of two sticks rubbed together to produce heat through friction and heat.

Forms of fire-plough

pluralfire-ploughs

Questions about fire-plough

What does fire-plough mean?
Fire-plough means a firelighting tool consisting of two sticks rubbed together to produce heat through friction and heat.
What part of speech is fire-plough?
Fire-plough is a noun.
What is the plural of fire-plough?
The plural of fire-plough is fire-ploughs.

Words near fire-plough in the dictionary

  1. fire-on-the-mountain
  2. fire-pan
  3. fire-pans
  4. fire-place
  5. fire-places
  6. fire-plough
  7. fire-ploughs
  8. fire-plow
  9. fire-plows
  10. fire-pot
  11. fire-power

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