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stinker n Sulphur-tipped match.
   T 147-65 We used to have the old matches them days, what they call stinkers—comb matches wi' the brimstone on 'em—stink like the devil! 1975 RUSSELL 65 Uncle Dudley sold a few things a bit cheaper... things like sewin' cotton, kerosene oil, soap and a few combs of stinkers. 'Combs of stinkers?' said I. 'Matches,' said Grampa, 'before they sold 'em in boxes.'

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