lucifer match

noun3

1. •
   (UK, no longer used) A sulfur friction match whose head is treated with equal parts antimony trisulfide and potassium chlorate.

   • The proposal to get up a memorial to the late John Walker, of Stockton, who is held to be the first inventor of the lucifer match, has revived the question of Sir Isaac Holden's claim to that honor. — 1894
2. •
   (UK, no longer used) Synonym of phosphorus match, a strike-anywhere friction match coated with white phosphorus.
3. •
   (nonstandard, no longer used) Synonym of friction match, inclusive of safety matches.