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Tinderbox
/tˈɪndərbˌɑks/
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Tinderbox
noun
1.
A dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence.
2.
A box for holding tinder.
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"Tinderbox" Quotes from Famous Books
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in drink: is not the humor co[n]ceited? Fal. I am glad I am so acquit of this
Tinderbox
: his Thefts were too open: his filching was like an vnskilfull Singer, he
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— The First Folio [35 Plays] • William Shakespeare
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