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单词 quick-match
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quick-matchn.

Brit. /ˈkwɪkmatʃ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪkˌmætʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick adj., match n.2
Etymology: < quick adj. + match n.2
Now chiefly historical.
A material, typically cotton cord, that has been impregnated or coated with gunpowder; a quick-burning fuse made from this material, used for firing cannon, igniting fireworks, etc.
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > cord or rope to light fireworks or guns
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stouple1634
match-cord1647
slow match1651
quick-match1690
match-thread1740
match-line1824
punk1852
1690 R. Anderson To hit Mark 31 Use for Priming the same Composition as for Fusees of Granadoes, with quick Match moderately droven into the Holes.
1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks ii. 66 Quick-match is generally made of such cotton as is put in candles.
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. at Laboratory Stores for a Fire-ship of 100 tons..Quick-match barrels 1.
1803 Duke of Wellington Let. to Col. Stevenson in Dispatches (1837) II. 418 A shell or two..having in them a bit of quick match, besides the fuse.
1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) xxxviii. 324 Any family wrong acted like a quick-match amongst them all.
1900 Kynoch Jrnl. Feb.–Mar. 56/1 The flash from the cap lights the quick-match.
1974 F. Mowat Boat who wouldn't Float xiv. 163 And somewhat delayed because of trouble with his quickmatch, Paulo fired his cannon.
1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Jan. 26/1 Equally importantly, he invented a percussion cap to replace the quickmatch fuse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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