Meanings
nounfire-stick (plural fire-sticks)
plural fire-sticks
- 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.
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I knocked the man down, and he ran into the woods, leaving his fire-stick on the ground.
"Arna means by the fire-stick a gun," explained Sa'-zada.
1904, W.A. Fraser, “The Narrative of Buffalo and Bison”, in Metropolitan, volume 20, number 11, pages 195–196 - alternativeAlternative form of firestick.
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Translations
Finnish tulikeppi
- tulikeppirifle
Polish karabin, strzelba
- karabinrifle
- strzelbarifle
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“fire-stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-stick. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire-stick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-stick.
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