Matchbox


[mach-boks] /ˈmætʃˌbɒks/

noun
1.
a small , usually of cardboard, for .
/ˈmætʃˌbɒks/
noun
1.
a small box for holding matches
n.

also match-box, 1786, from match (n.1) + box (n.).

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