What does matchstalk mean?
Matchstalk means Rare form of matchstick..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Rare form of matchstick..
A few years ago match-makers had to dip their matchstalks into liquid phosphorus.
By an ingenious but simple mechanism inside, the sliding floor can be released merely by pressing a matchstalk into one of the holes at one end, [...]
Again silence fell. Biggles chewed a matchstalk reflectively.
And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
They used ‘matchstalk’ rather than stick, both because it’s the local pronunciation and because it sounds softer in the song, Parrott explained.
Use matchstalk when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Matchstalk means Rare form of matchstick..
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A few years ago match-makers had to dip their matchstalks into liquid phosphorus.
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