fire stick

[Eng. fire, and stick.] I. Ord. Lang.: A lighted stick or brand; a firebrand. II. Anthrop.: A stick used in any way for producing fire. [STICK-AND-GROOVE, FIRE-DRILL.] fire-stōne, s. [Eng. fire , and stone .] 1. Mineralogy: (1) [PYRITES.] (2) A kind of sandstone capable of bearing a high degree of heat, and of resisting the action of fire. 2. Petrol .: A local term for the Upper Greensand of Peters field, .