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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fuel \Fu"el\, v. t. 1. To feed with fuel. [Obs.] Never alas I the dreadful name That fuels the infernal flame. --Cowley. 2. To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.] Well watered and well fueled. --Sir H. Wotton. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fuel n : a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" [syn: {combustible}, {combustible material}] v 1: provide with fuel; as of aircraft, ships, and cars 2: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: {fire}] 3: take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" 4: stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Fuel Almost every kind of combustible matter was used for fuel, such as the withered stalks of herbs (Matt. 6:30), thorns (Ps. 58:9; Eccl. 7:6), animal excrements (Ezek. 4:12-15; 15:4, 6; 21:32). Wood or charcoal is much used still in all the towns of Syria and Egypt. It is largely brought from the region of Hebron to Jerusalem. (See {COAL}.)
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