kitchen match

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kitchen match - a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves

friction match, match, lucifer - lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"

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Add the rum to the pan and ignite it carefully with a blowtorch or long kitchen match.

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Then it felt like there was a flaring kitchen match pressing into my palm.

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