matchbox

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small box made to hold matches, often with a rough striking surface on one side

   He took a matchbox and a candle from his bag before entering the dark tomb.

A transparent compound of match + box. The ordinary container word predates Matchbox, the toy-vehicle brand whose early models were sold in boxes resembling matchboxes.

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