matchbookEtymologyFrom match + book, since the 1890s. Paper matches were developed in the 1880s; folded books containing them, and the strike-on-cover concept, were developed in the 1890s; more in Wikipedia at matchbook.matchbook means A small assemblage of cut and folded paperboard comprising a folded sheet (the matchcover) and some rows of matches (paperboard strips with the ends dipped to produce the matchheads), generally with a striker on the outside. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.nounA small assemblage of cut and folded paperboard comprising a folded sheet (the matchcover) and some rows of matches (paperboard strips with the ends dipped to produce the matchheads), generally with a striker on the outside.“My company had matchbooks printed with the corporate logo as giveaway promotional items.”A book in which data from sports matches is recorded.“Near-synonym: scorebook”