touchbox

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noun

A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.

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Meanings

nountouchbox (plural touchboxes)

plural touchboxes · alternative touch-box

  1. A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.

Origin

From touch + box.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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