feather stick

English

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Etymology

From feather +‎ stick; so named because the many shavings give the stick a fancied resemblance to a feather.

Noun

feather stick (plural feather sticks)

  1. A stick, with many shavings raised from it with a knife, that serves as tinder for starting campfires or lighting a woodstove or fireplace.
    Hypernym: tinder

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