English Explanatory Dictionary

sulfur match

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of taper or miniature torch produced by splintering tar barrels, immersing the slips into sulfur, and applying them to a flame.
  2. A match activated by a sulfuric reaction, formerly by immersion of various chemicals in sulfuric acid and now more usually by friction and some amount of phosphorus.

Word forms

sulfur match sulfur matches sulphur match

Synonyms

tar-barrel match spunk brimstone match
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