slow match
a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
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How to use slow match in a sentence
He broke off the ends of three cartridges, poured the powder in at the keyhole, and then inserted the slow match.
The Tiger of Mysore | G. A. HentyDick hastily clambered up the wall, ran to the gate, blew the tinder, and then applied it to the slow match.
The Tiger of Mysore | G. A. HentyHe wanted to get over the wall again and look in at the window, to see if the slow match had not gone out.
Mary Queen of Scots, Makers of History | Jacob AbbottI think that had they put a slow match in the magazine of the other brigantine it would have exploded before this.
A Roving Commission | G. A. HentyTaken in the very act--with the barrels of gunpowder laid ready, and the slow match in his hand!
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn | Evelyn Everett-Green
British Dictionary definitions for slow match
a match or fuse that burns slowly without flame, esp a wick impregnated with potassium nitrate
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