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Primary term

drill, firemaking

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/1807 (opens semantic view)

Definition

A straight wooden rod with a separate wooden base that has a small hole at the top. It may also include a small, curved bow that is usually made of wood, bone, or antler, and a palm-size piece of wood or stone. Used to kindle fire. A small amount of dry grass or moss is placed into the hole of the base, over which the rod is then inserted perpendicularly and rotated rapidly downwards, either with the hands or with the bow, which is looped around the rod, one hand moving the bow horizontally while the other hand holds the piece of wood or stone over the top of the rod.

Definition source(s)

• Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.

English

Term (International)

firemaking drill

Inverted term (International)

drill, firemaking

Alternative term(s)

fire drill; fire stick; fire-drill; fire-stick

French

Term (International)

baguette à feu

Term gender (International)

feminine

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2021-12-16

Parks Canada code(s)

• 02-00494

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URL

https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/1807 (reopens this page)

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