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slow match

noun

  1. a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.


slow match

noun

  1. a match or fuse that burns slowly without flame, esp a wick impregnated with potassium nitrate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slow match1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

The warriors said the slow matches on the English men’s guns were smoking up the room, making them sick, and they should put them out.

After something of a slow match so far, Russia pounces when Denis Cheryshev scores his fourth goal of the World Cup following a crafty run.

Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, went into battle with pieces of burning slow match stuck in his filthy, matted beard and hair.

From BBC

"Oh for a barrel of powder and a slow match lashed to her rudder pintle!" exclaimed Drake.

The latter carried slow matches five feet long, which, as they burned, let loose pieces of coloured paper, on which were printed their position and other information.

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