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safety match

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safety match
n.
A match that can be lighted only by being struck against a chemically prepared friction surface.
safety match
Noun
a match that will light only when struck against a specially prepared surface
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Noun1.safety matchsafety match - a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
book matches
friction match, match, lucifer - lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"


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And the fuse was so short, with its end split to accommodate the inserted head of a safety match, that between the time of touching it off with the live cigar to the time of the explosion not more than three seconds could elapse.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
I used only a third of a stick-- you know, short fuse, with the end split so as to hold the head of a safety match.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
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