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safety match |
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safety match [′sāf·tē ‚mach] (engineering) A match that can be ignited only when struck against a specially made friction surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. |
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