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matchbox

match·box

US/ˈmæˌtʃbɑks/ uncommon

noun

1.

a box for holding matches

Origin

By genericization from the die-cast toy car brand Matchbox owned by Mattel, so-called due to the size of the toys to fix in matchboxes.

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