# feather stick

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A stick, with many shavings raised from it with a knife, that serves as tinder for starting campfires or lighting a woodstove or fireplace.

## Etymology
From feather + stick; so named because the many shavings give the stick a fancied resemblance to a feather.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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