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cigarette lighter

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noun

  1. See lighter 1

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They were stuffed with electric razors, cigarette lighters, stockings, lipstick, perfume, and one set of false teeth.

From Literature

Most of these kids have never seen an ashtray or a car cigarette lighter before.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investigators reportedly spoke to the suspect's daughter who is said to have told them the fire began as her father tried to burn tree branches hanging over the graves with a cigarette lighter.

From BBC

The concert footage shows thousands of fans holding their lit-up mobile phones aloft, as the band play their hit Tender, doing the job once reserved for a cigarette lighter.

From BBC

The one they used cost about $1000, is the size of a cigarette lighter and plugs into a laptop like a flash drive.

From New York Times