firestriker

English

Assorted reproduction firestrikers typical of Roman to medieval period

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Etymology

fire + striker

Noun

firestriker (plural firestrikers)

  1. A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

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