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Noun
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tinderbox
- a small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire
- context|by extension a place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire
- context|by extension a potentially dangerous situation
Translations
trans-top|small container containing flint, steel, and tinder
German: Zunderbüchse f
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trans-top|potentially dangerous situation
German: Pulverfass n
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