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touchpaper

/ ˈtʌtʃˌpeɪpə /

noun

  1. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder
  2. light the touchpaper or light the blue touchpaper
    to do something that will cause much anger or excitement
“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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