Bickford fuse \Bick"ford fuse\ or Bickford fuze \Bick"ford
fuze\, or Bickford match \Bickford match\
A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of
explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope
or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]