fire-stick
noun 2
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2VERB + FIRE-STICK
leaving, means
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on
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noun
1
A gun or cannon, especially a rifle. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms.
A troop of soldiers, armed with fire-sticks, entered the valley.
I knocked the man down, and he ran into the woods, leaving his fire-stick on the ground.
2
Alternative form of firestick.
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A troop of soldiers, armed with fire-sticks, entered the valley.
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I knocked the man down, and he ran into the woods, leaving his fire-stick on the ground.
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"Arna means by the fire-stick a gun," explained Sa'-zada.
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