kitchen match

American  

noun

1. a wooden friction match with a large head, used especially for igniting gas ovens or burners.

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Etymology

Origin of kitchen match

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

I set it on a shelf on top of the stove with the salt, pepper, and kitchen matches.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s surprising how often a little creativity leads to a perfect kitchen match.

From Salon

The late general-assignment reporter Bob Barr was lighting his pipe in the newsroom, throwing his kitchen match into his nearby wastebasket.

From Seattle Times

Then, from a nearby worktable, he retrieved a box of kitchen matches.

From The New Yorker

The mechanical illuminated dial featured a sleeve at the top of the clock into which you would insert an unlit kitchen match.

From Washington Post