What does peat-smoke mean?
Peat-smoke means Smoke from burning peat..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Smoke from burning peat..
“I would rather sleep on the fresh heather, as I have done many a night on less occasion,” said Roland Graeme, “than in that smoky garret of your father’s, that smells of peat-smoke and usquebaugh like a Highlander’s plaid.”
And inland from the castle, nestling below it on the low-lying greensward of the peninsula, was an entire town of cot-houses and huts, over which hung a blue haze of peat-smoke.
For example: you smell peat-smoke, and you recall some occasion when you smelt it before.
Firelight and a cloud of peat-smoke met us on the threshold, and set me to coughing. Mixed with the peat-smoke was the wonderful odor of hot food.
Use peat-smoke when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Peat-smoke means Smoke from burning peat..
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“I would rather sleep on the fresh heather, as I have done many a night on less occasion,” said Roland Graeme, “than in that smoky garret of your father’s, that smells of peat-smoke and usquebaugh like a Highlander’s plaid.”
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