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Webster 1913 Edition
Fuel
Fu′el
,Noun.
[OF.
fouail
, fuail
, or fouaille
, fuaille
, LL. focalium
, focale
, fr. L. focus
hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus
.] [Formerly written also
fewel.
] 1.
Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.
2.
Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement.
Artificial fuel
, fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks.
Fu′el
,Verb.
T.
1.
To feed with fuel.
[Obs.]
Never, alas I the dreadful name,
That
That
fuels
the infernal flame. Cowley.
2.
To store or furnish with fuel or firing.
[Obs.]
Well watered and well
fueled
. Sir H. Wotton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fuel
FU'EL
,Noun.
1.
Any matter which serves as aliment to fire; that which feeds fire; combustible matter, as wood, coal, peat, &c.2.
Any thing that serves to feed or increase flame, heat or excitement.FU'EL
, v.t.1.
To feed with combustible matter.Never, alas! the dreadful name, that fuels the infernal flame.
2.
To store with fuel or firing.