

nigger
/ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈnɪɡɚ/





noun
An impurity in the covering of an electrical conductor which serves to make a partial short circuit, and thus becomes sufficiently heated to burn and destroy the insulation.


noun

noun
Un bois solide, cerclé de fer, avec des dents ou des pointes acérées dépassant de sa face avant, faisant partie de la machinerie d'une scierie et utilisé pour basculer les grumes, etc.



verb
To clear land by laying light pieces of round timber across the trunks of the trees and setting fire to them at the point of contact, by which means the trees are slowly burned through.



