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Meaning of TOUCHWOOD

Pronunciation:  'tuch`wûd

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 Definition: [n]  material for starting a fire
 
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 Synonyms: kindling, punk, spunk, tinder
 
 See Also: igniter, ignitor, lighter

 

 

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Touchwood
A collection of short stories describing life among the Ojibway Indians.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Touch"wood`\, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache
tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.]
1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk.
2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the {Polyporus
   igniarius}.
 
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