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kindling

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kin·dling  (kndlng)
n.
Easily ignited material, such as dry sticks of wood, used to start a fire. Also called regionally fat pine, fatwood, lightwood.
Regional Note: In the southern United States, there are several regional terms for kindling. Lightwood, derived from the verb light (as in to light a fire), probably originated in Virginia and is now used throughout the South and especially in the South Atlantic states. Fatwood is used chiefly in Florida and Georgia. Fat pine also refers to the longleaf pine, native to the Gulf states, whose resin makes even a small sliver of the wood easily kindled.

kindling [ˈkɪndlɪŋ]
n
material for starting a fire, such as dry wood, straw, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kindlingkindling - material for starting a fire        
igniter, ignitor, lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
2.kindling - the act of setting something on fire
burning, combustion - the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
Translations
kindling [ˈkɪndlɪŋ] Nleña f (menuda), astillas fpl
kindling [ˈkɪndlɪŋ] npetit bois m
kindling
n (= wood)Anzündholz nt, → Anmachholz nt
kindling [ˈkɪndlɪŋ] nfrasche fpl, ramoscelli mpl
kindling [ˈkɪndlɪŋ] nfrasche fpl, ramoscelli mpl


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And in thine eye a kindling light(Whatever it might be) Was all on Earth my aching sight Of Loveliness could see.
She strove bravely to hide it from me, but while I was kindling another fire I knew she was stifling her sobs in the blankets under the sail-tent.
On his back he carried half a sack of coal, with kindling on top.
 
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