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touch-paper

touch-paper is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

1.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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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