Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun   A board used to close a fireplace in summer. Also called chimney-board .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun   A chimney board orscreen to close afireplace when not in use.
Etymologies
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Examples
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								The bow is rapidly manipulated (in a motion like a hand saw) to twirl the fire stick rapidly on a notched plank (called the fireboard). SurvivalBlog.com Rawles James Wesley 2010 
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								This piece is called the "fireboard," which is where the fire will start. Kansan.com stories 2009 
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								Forum system is "fireboard" it is joomla component. Digital Point Forums 2009 
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								I started practicing with Mullen stalks and a Cedar fireboard. Firestarter 2009 
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								I started practicing with Mullen stalks and a Cedar fireboard. Firestarter 2009 
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								Besides proper technique, you have to choose the right wood for the fireboard and spindle. 
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								Sets made from dry softwoods, including aspen, willow, cottonwood, and juniper, are preferred, although a spindle made from a slightly harder wood, combined with a softer fireboard, can also work. 
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								Step One Cut a V-shaped notch in the fireboard, then start a small depression adjacent to it with a rock or knife tip. 
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								The friction of the spindle against an indentation in the fireboard grinds particles from both surfaces, which must heat to 800 degrees? 
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								Step Three Tap the fireboard to deposit the ember onto the bark, then transfer it to a tinder bundle (see Tinder Bundle-¿ on page 56) and blow it to flame. 
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