Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A board used to close a fireplace in summer. Also called chimney-board.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use.

Etymologies

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fire +‎ board

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Examples

  • The bow is rapidly manipulated (in a motion like a hand saw) to twirl the fire stick rapidly on a notched plank (called the fireboard).

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  • This piece is called the "fireboard," which is where the fire will start.

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  • Forum system is "fireboard" it is joomla component.

    Digital Point Forums 2009

  • I started practicing with Mullen stalks and a Cedar fireboard.

    Firestarter 2009

  • I started practicing with Mullen stalks and a Cedar fireboard.

    Firestarter 2009

  • Besides proper technique, you have to choose the right wood for the fireboard and spindle.

    Seven Ways To Light a Fire Without a Match 2006

  • Sets made from dry softwoods, including aspen, willow, cottonwood, and juniper, are preferred, although a spindle made from a slightly harder wood, combined with a softer fireboard, can also work.

    Seven Ways To Light a Fire Without a Match 2006

  • Step One Cut a V-shaped notch in the fireboard, then start a small depression adjacent to it with a rock or knife tip.

    Seven Ways To Light a Fire Without a Match 2006

  • The friction of the spindle against an indentation in the fireboard grinds particles from both surfaces, which must heat to 800 degrees?

    Seven Ways To Light a Fire Without a Match 2006

  • Step Three Tap the fireboard to deposit the ember onto the bark, then transfer it to a tinder bundle (see Tinder Bundle-¿ on page 56) and blow it to flame.

    Seven Ways To Light a Fire Without a Match 2006

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