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Cartridges in plastic boxes of twenty, long and thick; shot for the duck-gun, and powder and lead and cartridge-primers; fills for the fire-lighter; salt; needles; a new file.
The Keeper H. Beam Piper 1934
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"There's a fire-lighter behind the scuttle, throw it into the grate and you'll soon have a blaze," I said, without looking up.
To-morrow? Victoria Cross 1910
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My other friend, the fire-lighter, is extremely like Peter Powell, only a size larger.
Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 Sarah Tytler 1870
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