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Why are matches (you know, those little sticks dipped in sulphur and stuff you light things with) called “matches”? What do they match?

Asked by canidmajor (21279points) August 30th, 2023

Why weren’t they called “lighters” because they came before the mechanical flame producers?

It’s a conundrum.

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