

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.






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.



