Not P but Moby-Dick (92)

[Mark Kohut]

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noun. a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a
larger than normal flame was needed. a red flare light, used on a railroad
as a warning signal to approaching trains.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 12:19 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> From Chapter 113:
>
> “What’s that bunch of lucifers dodging about there for?” muttered Stubb,
> looking on from the forecastle. “That Parsee smells fire like a fusee; and
> smells of it himself, like a hot musket’s powder-pan.”
>
> What does "smells fire like a fusee" mean here?
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