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Bickford Match
Webster's Dictionary
A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bickford Match'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bickford-match.html. 1828.