TOUCHPAPERS

Noun

touchpapers

plural of touchpaper

Source: Wiktionary


TOUCHPAPER

Touch"-pa`per, n.

Definition: Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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