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touchbox

touchbox noun: a box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.

Noun

touchbox (plural touchboxes)

  1. A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.

Forms of touchbox

pluraltouchboxes
alternative formtouch-box

Origin of touchbox

From touch + box.

Questions about touchbox

What does touchbox mean?
Touchbox means a box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.
What part of speech is touchbox?
Touchbox is a noun.
What is the plural of touchbox?
The plural of touchbox is touchboxes.

Words near touchbox in the dictionary

  1. Touchard polynomials
  2. touchas
  3. touchback
  4. touchbacks
  5. touchball
  6. touchbox
  7. touchboxes
  8. touchdown
  9. touchdown dance
  10. touchdown dances
  11. touchdown pass

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