单词 | cheesa |
释义 | cheesa S. Afr.|ˈtʃiːzə| [f. dial. Zulu tshisa to cause to burn. Cf. Xhosa tshísa.] Used attrib., esp. in cheesa stick (see quots.).
1915A. Marshall Explosives xxx. 441 In South Africa ‘Cheesa sticks’ are used, which consist of sticks of cordite with ammonium oxalate and shellac. They have recently been authorized in England. 1956K. Courlander I Speak of Africa xvii. 164 The rock-breaker would fill these apertures with explosives and the ‘cheesa’ boy..would come along with a slow-burning fuse. 1957As a Matter of Fact (P.R.D. Series, No. 56, Johannesburg) 15 Cheesa-stick, a slow-burning fuse igniter consisting of a hard cardboard tube filled with an inflammable mixture... ‘Cheesa’ is a Zulu word meaning ‘Burn’. |

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