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English

hobby fuse

From hobby + fuse, due to its common use in igniting fireworks, rockets, and model cannons.

A compound of hobby + fuse

Middle English hoby ‘small horse, pony’

English hobby

Latin fūsus ‘spindle’

Italian fuso

English fuse

Today it means

noun A specialised, slow-burning, waterproof pyrotechnic fuse known for providing a reliable time delay before ignition.

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