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matchbook.

A small assemblage of cut and folded paperboard comprising a folded sheet (the matchcover) and some rows of matches (paperboard strips with the ends dipped to produce the matchheads), generally with a striker on the outside.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A small assemblage of cut and folded paperboard comprising a folded sheet (the matchcover) and some rows of matches (paperboard strips with the ends dipped to produce the matchheads), generally with a striker on the outside.

    My company had matchbooks printed with the corporate logo as giveaway promotional items.
Where this word comes from

From match + book, since the 1890s. Paper matches were developed in the 1880s; folded books containing them, and the strike-on-cover concept, were developed in the 1890s; more in Wikipedia at matchbook.

noun
  1. A book in which data from sports matches is recorded.

    archaic · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From match + book, since the mid-19th century or earlier.

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