(1) A piece of clothing for the hands, not a mitten, and covering all or part of the hand and fingers, while allowing independent movement of the fingers. (Yay! Uh...all, or part? Or...which?)
(2) Garments for covering the hands, having separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb. Fingerless gloves have openings for but no covering sheath for each finger. (Uh, yay?)
(3) Backpacker's pot grippers. Unless you are German, in which case we're talking about Handschuh, or hand-shoes. (OK then. Okie-dokie, etc. Whatever.)
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(1) One source describes this as the container that holds and dispenses gas, but this could be a good description of your hiking partner, so it isn't quite precise enough, and we like precision. So how about this, from Backpacker magazine's (now defunct) online More Jargon file: "Tanks come in several varieties, from separate bottles to screw-on canisters to integral tanks. Most liquid-fuel stoves link via a fuel line to a refillable fuel bottle that must be pumped to pressurize the fuel for use. Most also require priming, or preheating. Liquid-fuel stoves demand varying degrees of assembly and periodic maintenance. While they are bulkier, heavier, and less convenient than canister stoves, they stand up better to strong winds and cold weather. Models that burn multiple fuels, like white gas, kerosene, and auto gas, are valuable when traveling overseas. Liquid fuel is lighter than canisters for long trips with infrequent opportunities to refuel, and it offers you the flexibility of packing the amount you need in fuel bottles of various sizes."
Are you dizzy yet? Well, so are they, obviously, never managing to define fuel bottle, and using so many words to do it. Who said all the bureaucrats work for the government?
(2) A fuel bottle is just a bottle to carry fuel in, for a backpacking stove. If using an alcohol-burning stove your only absolute requirement is that the container does not leak. Since alcohol is non-explosive and about as close to non-toxic as you can get, you don't have to worry about getting any bottle that might require a bank loan. Keep it simple, eh?
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(1) A movement within the earth's crust or mantle, caused by the sudden rupture or repositioning of stressed subsurface rocks as they release those stresses. (The crusty definition.)
(2) The event formerly known as earthdin. What you feel whenever the earth rolls over in its sleep. Or it could be the snoring that does it.
An 1828 dictionary says "A shaking, trembling or concussion of the earth; sometimes a slight tremor; at other times a violent shaking or convulsion; at other times a rocking or heaving of the earth. Earthquakes are usually preceded by a rattling sound in the air, or by a subterraneous rumbling noise." Which about sums up earthdin. Also known as eorthequakynge, among the kinky.
Anyway, it's hard to stay on your feet during a typical earthquake, and hard to sleep through one, and all that.
One of these may temporarily rupture hiking trails, but hikers are a busy lot and nearly instantly get back to work like hordes of buzzing ants, tidying up our trails and restoring things, so overall earthquakes are only amusing entertainment. (Do ants buzz?)
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Me? Rumbling, gently for now, but look out.
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