firestick noun4 •A stick burning, or with hot embers, at one end, taken from a fire.Newton used a fire-stick a yard long to light his pipe. — 1963 •In traditional cultures, a smouldering stick used to transport fire from one place to another.If you did not stop, you ricked a firestick into the load and they were pretty good at it, believe me. — 2000 •In traditional cultures, an implement used to start a fire by friction. •A poker used to arrange coals, logs, etc., in a fire. formsfiresticks