WordNet
n. a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves
Usage examples of "kitchen match".
His father struck a kitchen match with his thumb and dropped it in the dry grass alongside the ditch and the grass flared quickly, smoke drifting across the fields, past the cattle and horses and placid sheep.
Usually the coals from the night before were still so hot in the heater that after a minute, if he just dropped a lit kitchen match in there -- which he now did -- the logs burst into flame.
The cigar in a corner of his mouth, Jake grinned lopsidedly at Carmody who nodded, brought out a big wooden kitchen match, and expertly snapped it to light with his thumb nail.
Hunnicutt said around the cigar, as he lit it with a kitchen match.
He fished around in another pocket for a pipe pick and tamped down the tobacco before he took out a wooden kitchen match and slid the head along the underside of the table.
Striking a kitchen match on the edge of his desk, he drew strongly on the pipe, getting it going to his satisfaction before continuing.
He was concentrating mightily on getting his cigar butt relit, turning it carefully over the flame of a kitchen match to make sure it fired evenly.