"Silex" means flint. "Silex, Michigan" means Flint, Michigan.
Captain Flint, in mockery of the pirate named Captain Flint who biried the treasure.
flint,
An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.., A sword or dagger., To prune with the knife., To cut or stab with a knife.
'Cut' means to sever something with a knife. There are a number of more technical meanings in sport and games, but this is most common.
flint
A flint knife
A flint knife
One of the technological that were out during the stone age was a hand ax,chopper,flint knife,and a flint knife
Yes, you can use the back of a knife blade to strike a flint and create sparks that can ignite flammable material. This method is commonly used in survival situations to start a fire.
You can use the knife to create sparks from flint to start a fire.
Stone, namely flint.
Stone, namely flint.
The knife was not invented-it was found. The earliest knives were simply pieces of broken flint, rock, etc .
A flint spear might refer to the flint spear point that Native Americans used to top wooden spears for hunting. Flint spear points were made from materials other than flint as well. They were shaped to perform a specific job and could be used as a knife or arrowhead as well.
When the flint is struck by the steel, it creates sparks which can be directed at the tinder, and cause it to light, thus starting your fire.
An flint knife!