matchbox

[ mach-boks ]

/ ˈmætʃˌbɒks /

a small box, usually of cardboard, for matches.

Origin of matchbox

First recorded in 1780–90; match¹ + box¹

I work 18 hours a day so I can afford to live in a matchbox.

How to Make It Through Thanksgiving Alive |Lizzie Crocker |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I was composed enough to perceive after some considerable time the matchbox lying there on the mantelpiece right under my nose.

Some Reminiscences |Joseph Conrad
Hunterleys turned towards the newcomer as he handed his matchbox.

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo |E. Phillips Oppenheim
In the battle of life every girl who could work a sewing-machine or make a matchbox was of more account than she.

In the Year of Jubilee |George Gissing

She made an excursion into her bedroom for the matchbox and felt her way to it.

When Ghost Meets Ghost |William Frend De Morgan
"Sure," he said smilingly, and picked up the matchbox lying on his table.

The Man in the Twilight |Ridgwell Cullum

matchbox

/ (ˈmætʃˌbɒks) /

a small box for holding matches