#fire steel

• Fire steel — A small piece of hardened steel, varying in shape, historically used in households to strike sparks from a flint stone in order to ignite tinder or tinderbox sulfur. Figuratively, regionally, or archaically, the term can describe a mechanical support or an iron hook used in traditional wagons.
• Archaic fire steel — An old archaic spelling variant or regional form for 'amânar' (fire steel); a small piece of hardened steel historically used to strike sparks from a flint stone to start fires. In medieval manuscripts, it can also refer to an iron mechanical support or structural link.
• Fire steel — A small steel tool, often curved in the shape of a link or blade, used in the past, by striking it against a piece of flint (cremene), to produce sparks capable of igniting tinder or cotton. In an archaic and ethnographic sense, the piece represents a basic element of the traditional Romanian household, symbolizing the ritualistic lighting of fire, and in an extended technical sense, it can designate the central axle or supporting beam of a water or wind mill.
• Small fire steel — A rare diminutive of the noun 'amnar', designating a small-sized fire steel, often used by travelers, hunters, or shepherds for easy carrying in small belt pouches. In an extended structural sense, the term can also describe a small metallic piece or a secondary axle within a traditional watermill mechanism or household tool.
• Small fire steel — A regional diminutive form of 'amnar', designating a very small-sized fire steel, traditionally used by shepherds or hunters to be carried discreetly in special boxes or leather pouches fastened at the belt. In an archaic technical sense, it can also name a small bolt, pin, or metallic pivot used as a structural connecting or adjusting piece within a peasant mill assembly.