Definition of slow match
: a match or fuse made so as to burn slowly and evenly and used for firing (as of blasting charges)
Test Your Vocabulary
Odd Habits and Quirks
-
- Which of the following best describes an easily irritated person?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share slow match
Time Traveler for slow match
The first known use of slow match was in 1651
See more words from the same year