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Tinderbox   /tˈɪndərbˌɑks/   Listen
Tinderbox

noun
1.
A dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence.
2.
A box for holding tinder.





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"Tinderbox" Quotes from Famous Books



... the striking of a tinderbox. There was a small, bright glow, then the flame of some burning paper, that threw out the figure of La Marmotte as she lit a candle, and holding it out motioned me up a ...
— Orrain - A Romance • S. Levett-Yeats


Words linked to "Tinderbox" :   box, situation


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