fire spot (firspot)

In archæol., a bowl shaped hollow in the earth, partly filled with ashes, calcined bones, etc., and apparently used as a fireplace. By some, fire-spots are thought to be the vestiges of funeral pyres. They are common in the north of Europe, especially in Scand in avian countries. fire-steel (fir's tel), n. [(= D. vuurstaal = G. feuerstahl Dan. fyrstaal ) fire. A fire-steele wherewith to strike fire out of a flinte. Nomenclator (1585). fire-stick (fir's tik), n. [Cf. Dan. fyrstik , fyr stikke , a match.] 1. A lighted stick or brand. Sir K. Digby.-2. The implement used in va tree, 1. (b) In New Zealand, the Metros i deros to mentos a, a large myrtaceous tree with brilliant flowers.