feather stick

noun

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

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Meanings

nounfeather stick (plural feather sticks)

plural feather sticks · alternative featherstick

  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.

Origin

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

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APA

feather stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feather%20stick

MLA

“feather stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feather%20stick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feather stick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feather%20stick.

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