fire-stick
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.65 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A gun or cannon, especially a rifle. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms.
noun
Alternative form of firestick.
Example Sentences
- "A troop of soldiers, armed with fire-sticks, entered the valley."
- "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."