A box in which tinder was kept (also usually the flint and steel with which the spark was struck, and sometimes the brimstone matches with which…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > container or holder for tinder or matches (19) tinder-box1530 A box in which tinder was kept (also usually the flint and steel with which the spark was struck, and sometimes the brimstone matches with which… firebox1555 A box containing materials for producing fire; a tinderbox. Obsolete. tinder1570 transferred. Fire; a spark; a tinder-box; phr. to strike (on) a tinder. Obsolete. linstock1575 A staff about three feet long, having a pointed foot to stick in the deck or ground, and a forked head to hold a lighted match. funk horn1673 Touchwood; (also) a bracket fungus from which a form of this is made. Cf. punk, n.3 1a, spunk, n. 2. spunk-box1721 a tinder-box or matchbox. phosphorus box1792 a box containing matches tipped with potassium chlorate, together with phosphorus into which the matches were dipped before striking them. light box1816 A small portable apparatus for producing a flame, comprising a box holding a container of concentrated sulphuric acid and small wooden splints… spunk-flask1835 a tinder-flask. match-bottle1839 a small bottle containing phosphorus, for lighting sulphur matches. matchbox1853 A box for holding matches; (now) esp. a small rectangular box of cardboard comprising a sliding compartment, usually with a roughened strip on the… match-pot1856 a small vessel for holding matches. match-safe1860 a small case or holder for matches. punk-box1862 a tinderbox. match-stand1873 match holder1884 book1899 Any of various items resembling a book, esp. in being composed of leaves or plates joined or hinged… In full book of matches. = matchbook n. at match… safety box1902 (a) a box in which flammable gases can be safely confined in an industrial process; (b) = safe-deposit box n. at safe deposit, n. compounds 2; (c)… matchbook1937 a small cardboard folder of matches with a roughened surface for striking on the back. |
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