Tinder-box
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tinder-box is a noun meaning Alternative form of tinderbox.
Meaning
Alternative form of tinderbox.
Example Sentences
The rain had washed away all possibility of distinguishing foot-marks, but a close investigation of the spot had disclosed, in the direction opposite to the village, a tinder-box, with a flint and steel, half sunk in the mud.
Word Forms
- tinder-boxes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snuff-box, thunder-box, catbox, nestbox, brickette, firebucket.
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