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match⋅wood

  [mach-wood]
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–noun
1. wood suitable for matches.
2. splinters.
Origin:
1590–1600; match 1 + wood 1
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match·wood   (māch'wŏŏd')   
n.  

  1. Wood in small pieces or splinters suitable especially for making matches.

  2. Splinters: The vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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