[F., ad. L. ex(s)tinctor, agent-n. f. ex(s)tinguĕre: see EXTINGUISH.] An apparatus for extinguishing fire, patented 1862.
[1865. Jrnl. Soc. Arts, 27 Oct., 749. A curious apparatus called l’Extincteur was tested a short time since … in Paris.]
1878. Lady Brassey, Voy. in ‘Sunbeam,’ xxi. The extincteur was used freely.
1885. J. J. Manley, Brit. Almanac Comp., 24. Extincteurs … and domestic fire-escapes.
