feather stick

noun

feather stick

noun

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

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.

Related terms
bushcraft, firelighting, firemaking

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