touchwood

touch·wood

 (tŭch′wo͝od′)

n.

Material, such as decayed wood, that is used as tinder; punk.

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[From its being easy to ignite.]

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touchwood

(ˈtʌtʃˌwʊd)

n

something, esp dry wood or fungus material such as amadou, used as tinder

[C16: touch (in the sense: to kindle) + wood¹]

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touch•wood

(ˈtʌtʃˌwʊd)

n.

punk1

[1570–80]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

touchwood - material for starting a fire   kindling, spunk, tinder, punk igniter, ignitor, lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

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Translations

agaric de chêneamadouvier