forethwart

Updated: May 17, 2025

This done, he detached the wire of the brass nozzle, and whipped the tube firmly round the neck of the bottle. "Now, light a fire," he cried; "no matter what it costs." The forethwart was chopped up, and a fire soon spluttered and sparkled, for ten eager hands were feeding it.

Dion Boucicault - Foul Play