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firemaking

firemaking noun: the act or process of making a fire; especially, the skill in getting a fire going, even despite adverse conditions, such as wet weather, darkness, and so on.

Noun

firemaking (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of making a fire; especially, the skill in getting a fire going, even despite adverse conditions, such as wet weather, darkness, and so on.
    • To his pleasure his father proved to be well versed in the art of firemaking and of cooking in the open.1915 July, William Heyliger, “Don Strong of the Wolf Patrol”, in Walter P. McGuire, editor, Boys’ Life: The Boy Scouts’ Magazine, volume V, number 5, New York, N.Y.: Boy Scouts of America, chapter V...
    • She laboriously drilled holes through each piece of bone with a hand driller bow and pointed wood spike such as that used for firemaking, and a small piece of flint attached to a wooden shaft with a string of animal hide.2019, Ben Nuttall-Smith, Blood, Feathers & Holy Men, Surrey, B.C.: Libros Libertad Publishing Ltd., →ISBN, page 117

Synonyms of firemaking

Origin of firemaking

From fire + making.

Questions about firemaking

What does firemaking mean?
Firemaking means the act or process of making a fire; especially, the skill in getting a fire going, even despite adverse conditions, such as wet weather, darkness, and so on.
What part of speech is firemaking?
Firemaking is a noun.

Words near firemaking in the dictionary

  1. firelogs
  2. Firem'n Chit
  3. Firem'n Chits
  4. firemaker
  5. firemakers
  6. firemaking
  7. fireman
  8. fireman's carries
  9. fireman's carry
  10. fireman's chair knot
  11. fireman's chair knots

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