feather stick

== English == === Alternative forms === featherstick === Etymology === From feather +‎ stick; so named because the many shavings give the stick a fancied resemblance to a feather. === Noun === feather stick (plural feather sticks) A stick, with many shavings raised from it with a knife, that serves as tinder for starting campfires or lighting a woodstove or fireplace. Hypernym: tinder ==== See also ====