What does "firing" mean?
Firing: The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Knight.
Additional senses
- 2.The application of fire, or of a cautery. Dunglison.
- 3.The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
- 4.Fuel; firewood or coal. [Obs.] Mortimer. Firing iron, an instrument used in cauterizing.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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