About The Word Touchwood
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Touchwood
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What's The Definition Of Touchwood?
[n] material for starting a fire
Synonyms | Synonyms for Touchwood: kindling | punk | spunk | tinder Related Terms | Find terms related to Touchwood: See Also | igniter | ignitor | lighter Touchwood In Webster's Dictionary \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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