matchsafe

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noun

A small metal box for carrying matches for lighting a pipe or similar.

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Meanings

nounmatchsafe (plural matchsafes)

plural matchsafes

  1. historicalA small metal box for carrying matches for lighting a pipe or similar.

Origin

From match + safe.

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Cite this entry
APA

matchsafe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchsafe

MLA

“matchsafe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchsafe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matchsafe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchsafe.

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