firepot

English

noun
Definitions
  • A pot used to hold or carry fire.
  • An early incendiary device, an earthenware pot filled with combustible materials and ignited through a hole in the bottom.

Etymology

Compound from English fire (shoot) + English pot (pit, marijuana, pot, hollow, chamberpot, cavity).

Origin

English

pot

Gloss

pit, marijuana, pot, hollow, chamberpot, cavity

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Person/Thing

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