sparker
Example Sentences
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She had also found a store of kerosene and a sparker in the mix of trash in the galley.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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He took out his knife and struck the sparker again and again on the rasp, producing a shower of sparks each time, which each time failed to light the paper in the fireplace.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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The young millionaire pulled open the gasolene throttle to the full limit and set the sparker to contact at the best advantage.
From Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds by Garis, Howard Roger
Shann readied the first sopping mess in his sling, snapped his fire sparker at it, and had the ball awhirl for a toss almost in one continuous movement.
From Storm Over Warlock by Norton, Andre
To take the Wilbur sparker out you simply remove two nuts and out comes the sparker complete, and you cannot get it back the wrong way.
From Business Correspondence by Anonymous
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.