tinderbox
tinderbox
Definition
tinder·box (-bäks′)
noun
- Obsolete a metal box for holding tinder, flint, and steel for starting a fire
- any highly flammable object, structure, etc.
- a place or situation likely to be the source of a flare-up of trouble, war, etc.
tinderbox
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- potential: However, the fixture list has thrown up one fixture that is a potential tinderbox.
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