touchwood

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: touch=wood

CIDE DICTIONARY

touchwood, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.].

•  Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk.  [1913 Webster]
•  Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the Polyporus igniarius.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

touchwood, n. readily inflammable wood, esp. when made soft by fungi, used as tinder.

ROGET THESAURUS

touchwood

Fuel

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