firestick

See also: fire-stick

English

Etymology

fire +‎ stick

Noun

firestick (plural firesticks)

1. A poker used to arrange coals, logs, etc., in a fire.
2. A stick burning, or with hot embers, at one end, taken from a fire.
   • 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 72:

     Newton used a fire-stick a yard long to light his pipe.

3. In traditional cultures, a smouldering stick used to transport fire from one place to another.
   • 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 75:

     If you did not stop, you ricked a firestick into the load and they were pretty good at it, believe me.

4. In traditional cultures, an implement used to start a fire by friction.

Synonyms

• poker
• stoker

Derived terms

• firestick farming