matchbook
nounEtymology From match + book, since the mid-19th century or earlier.
- Related terms
- sportsbook
matchbook
nounEtymology From match + book, since the 1890s. Paper matches were developed in the 1880s; folded books containing them, and the strike-on-cover concept, were developed in the 1890s; more in Wikipedia at matchbook.
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A small assemblage of cut and folded paperboard comprising a folded sheet (the matchcover) and some rows of matches (paperboard strips with the ends dipped to produce the matchheads), generally with a striker on the outside.
- My company had matchbooks printed with the corporate logo as giveaway promotional items.
- Related terms
- safety match, strike a light