2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fewel  \Fe"wel\,  n.  [See  {Fuel}.] 
  Fuel.  [Obs.]  --Hooker. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fuel  \Fu"el\,  n.  [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. 

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