smudge pot
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]smudge pot (plural smudge pots)
- Kerosene flares with round bottoms and wicks in a protected cage. They were once used to mark highway construction sites and functioned as utility flares.
- An oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees.
- A pot of tar and oil burned to produce thick noxious smoke to discourage pests.