I answered a trivia question about slang for a flint and container. I said "flint-box" the answer on the card read. "Flint and a metal striker used in case matches get wet or are not available." My boyfriend would not give me the right answer, how would you decide?
2006-12-30 05:40:56 · 8 answers · asked by -Tequila17 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I would adjudge it was close enough and award the points
2006-12-30 05:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 0⤋
Sorry the boyfriend is right
they are two different things
the flint-box is used to hold the flint
The flint and striker are separate things altogether
2006-12-30 05:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by trawet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flint box is what the flint and metal striker are kept in. I think your boyfriends is right on this one.
2006-12-30 05:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's TINDER BOX with an "I" - not "tender box" with an "E." A tinder box is a "small tin box containing steel and flint for sparks, and pieces of charred linen cloth to catch fire."
The terms "flint box," "flintbox" and "flint-box" are not found on wikipedia nor dictionary.com. "Flint and steel" is the correct term for the stone and metal striker, respectively.
I would have accepted tinder box, but not flint box.
2006-12-30 06:29:26 · answer #4 · answered by Torchbug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flint box would be good enough for me. The card is for idiots that need definitions. Flint box IS the item the card described.
2006-12-30 05:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by just browsin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think your boyfriend is the south end of a north-bound mule.
2006-12-30 06:41:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are wrong. "Tender Box" is the term you were looking for. Sorry.
2006-12-30 05:51:07 · answer #7 · answered by dave t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would give it to you, close enough.
2006-12-30 05:48:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋