lucifer match

Example Sentences

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"Have you never heard as it ain't all gold as glitters?" said Drayton; and he struck a lucifer match on the top of the mahogany table.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

Such genius in our country runs to waste, a waste, as pitiful, it seems to me, as that of pulling down a star from the firmament for use as a lucifer match.

From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar

This was followed by the rasping scrape of a lucifer match, by the feeble light of which the man’s face was seen bending over the lantern which he was endeavouring to light.

From The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast by Overend, William Heysham

We found this expedient a very poor substitute for the lucifer match, but it was certainly better than nothing at all.

From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.

You'd squandered a valuable lucifer match ter set fire t' a piece of greasy rag that you'd cleaned the lamp with.

From Kiddie the Scout by Leighton, Robert